The
majority of working fathers do not expect family-friendly working practices to
be made available to them, and are less likely to take advantage of those in
place.
A
report by the Equal Opportunities Commission shows that although there is
considerable support for work-life balance among parents, fathers have lower
expectations of the balance they will be able to achieve.
The
report shows nearly two-fifths of fathers usually work more than 48 hours a
week, and around one in eight usually works 60 hours or more.
Of
those with a dependant child less than a year old, 61 per cent had taken
paternity leave, while 22 per cent have taken leave in the past year to care
for their children.
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Employers
can face certain changed working patterns when staff have dependent children,
according to a survey from Daytime Trust/BUPA. See graph for details. www.eoc.org.uk
