Submitted on Friday 6th July 2012
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
No u-turn on plans to introduce shared baby leave for parents
We mums, dads and future parents call on the Government to take forward it's excellent proposals to let parents share paid baby leave after the mother's initial 18 weeks of maternity leave.
These reforms are vital to give couples the freedom to choose how to organise their families, will support fathers to build stronger relationships with their children and are crucial for promoting greater gender equality in the home and workplace. We do not believe that introducing the possibility of sharing leave from this point, with employment rights which mirror current maternity leave entitlements, poses any threat to equality or women's health.
It is imperative that these changes are put in place before 2015 as indicated in the Queens's speech and are not kicked into the long grass.
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