If your partner worked for his employer before your pregnancy, he’ll probably have the right to paid paternity leave.He can take either one or two weeks, he can’t take odd days off, and if he takes two weeks, they must be taken together.When can he

Changes to maternity and paternity leave, which will allow new mums to transfer the last half of their 12-month maternity leave to their baby’s dad, have been confirmed by the Government, reports the BBC.However, not everyone is jumping for joy

Boris Johnson has found himself embroiled in speculation after being linked to the break-up of a close friend's marriage.The friend, former art consultant Helen Macintyre, is new mum to a baby girl, and there are now rumours linking Boris to the baby, called Hebe. The Daily Mail...

Britain’s first over-the-counter paternity test kit has gone on sale, reports the Daily Mail. The £30 pack allows a man to check his DNA against a child’s to find out whether he is the biological father.The new kit contains six swabs to collect

Paternity leave will increase from two weeks to six months under new laws to be introduced in April 2011. The move will allow mums and dads to share out parental leave between each other. For example, if a mum decides to go back to work after six

Nearly half of dads don’t take their fortnight of paternity leave following the birth of their baby, the Government’s equality watchdog has said. The most common reason is because they can’t afford to.The fortnight of paternity leave, introduced

Men who are concerned if they’re actually the biological father of their children will soon be able to buy an over-the-counter DNA paternity tests.The paternity test pack will have three sets of two mouth swabs, so cheek cells from worried dad

A paternity test, requested by Jude Law, 36, has proved that the actor is indeed the daddy to baby Sophia.Samantha Burke, 24, was 100% sure that Jude was the dad to her 3- week-old daughter, and the DNA tests have proved her correct, according

Parental leave in the UK is unfair, anti-dad and not good for business, a new report from the independent think tank Reform has stated.Dads have few rights when it comes to paternity leave. The report has shown that if paternity leave is taken

the right to request flexible arrangements.Also, one in three parents with children under 5 don’t know that paid paternity leave is law. One in five dads don’t know when they must to speak to their employer about paternity leave – they think they only have