Submitted on Wednesday 14th November 2018
Rejected on Tuesday 20th November 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Increase the amount of weeks of paid paternity leave for men!
Women in the UK are entitled to paid maternity leave for 52 weeks (optional but legally 2 weeks MUST be taken off after the birth), whereas men are entitled to 1-2 weeks of paid paternity leave. In 2018, men and women are meant to be equal, so why can’t a father have longer to bond with his baby?
Increasing paid paternity leave, even to 4 or 6 weeks, means fathers have time to bond with their baby, and reduces stress on mothers who are likely in need of support from their partners. Paid paternity leave increase allows:
•More bonding time with their baby (minus the worry of financial strain)
•Emotional/physical help for the mother from the father
Increase in paternity leave is already available in other countries (Japan= year, Mongolia =14 weeks to name a few) so let’s increase it too!
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