More than half the UK's male workers plan to take advantage of additonal paternity leave when it becomes available.  More...
08 December 2005 07:09

Many working fathers believe spending more time with their baby is a “career killer” and not financially viable, according to a new survey   More...
24 November 2005 11:38

Many new fathers are reportedly not getting the paternity leave to which they are entitled.   More...
17 November 2005 10:07

For: Nicky Blatch, HR director, Ford Retail Against: David Frost, director-general, British Chambers of Commerce  More...
01 November 2005 00:00

Following extensive consultation, the new Work and Families Bill has been published   More...
01 November 2005 00:00

The government has today confirmed plans to give new fathers the right to take up to six months' paternity leave. Maternity pay will also increase to nine months, under the Work and Families Bill.  More...
19 October 2005 11:25

The government should include more financial support for new fathers, rather than extend unpaid paternity leave, if it wants to improve paternity leave take-up  More...
10 October 2005 15:17

Suggestions that the forthcoming Work and Families Bill will include a right to six months unpaid paternity leave have alarmed business leaders, who warn of an administrative nightmare  More...
10 October 2005 09:35

Mothers and fathers should have a right to share childcare leave, the Equal Opportunities Commission tells the government  More...
10 October 2005 09:00

Fathers should be given a month off work after the birth of their child and be paid £200 a week paternity pay, according to the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC)  More...
16 June 2005 09:00

Plans for parents to share maternity and paternity leave have met fierce criticism from employees groups that claim the changes will undermine women's role in the workplace. Under government proposals, maternity pay would be extended from six to nine   More...
31 May 2005 00:00

Second six months of parenting leave should be shared, EOC tells DTI   More...
25 May 2005 15:25

HSBC's decision to introduce childcare vouchers and nursery places for all staff may herald the start of a new trend in the competition to attract and retain talent, according to experts. Last week, the banking giant announced that it was to become th  More...
03 May 2005 00:00

Men increasingly assume more caring roles in the family and as women's rights to maternity leave are extended, the potential for discrimination against fathers has increased, writes Emma Bartlett  More...
03 April 2005 00:00

Education secretary Ruth Kelly is backing a national campaign by retail union Usdaw to boost the rights of working mothers.  More...
31 March 2005 10:45

The Conservatives have promised extra money for childcare and maternity leave  More...
29 March 2005 00:37

More dads intend to stay at home after the birth of their first child despite the financial difficulties it creates.  More...
23 March 2005 07:40

Women are being forced to return to work before their six months' maternity period has finished, research shows.  More...
11 March 2005 09:10

Women's groups say the proposed flat-rate maternity benefit will be too little for most women to be able to take a year off after the birth of a child  More...
01 March 2005 10:30

Government must provide an administrative system to co-ordinate the new arrangements, said the CBI   More...
01 March 2005 09:10