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Paternity rights
By Juliet Giles, Celia Clark and Carrie Dunn on 21/04/2009 10:45:03
Dads have the right to paid paternity leave, so make the most of it.
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
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Longer paternity leave - plans attacked
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 29/01/2010 12:43:55
Business leaders warn against the planned changes to maternity and paternity leave
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
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Dads to get six months paternity leave
By Celia Morgan on 15/09/2009 13:02:06
New plans to share parental leave between mums and dads
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
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Paternity tests now over the counter – for just £30
By Tessa Watkins on 18/11/2009 15:04:05
Potential dads can check their DNA against a child’s
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
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Dads can’t afford to take paid paternity leave
By Tessa Watkins on 20/10/2009 11:24:58
Nearly 50% of new dads don’t take time off
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
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British dads are losing out
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 15/07/2009 13:07:34
Maternity and paternity leave and pay should be fairer, says think tank.
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
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Over-the-counter paternity tests coming soon
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 17/07/2009 09:54:32
Fathers can take home DNA test to check who’s the daddy
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
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Jude Law IS the dad to baby Sophia
By Kyrsty Hazell on 05/10/2009 17:56:07
Paternity test confirms the actor is father, as ex has claimed all along
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
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Dads don’t have to be named
By Liz Stansfield on 11/11/2009 11:57:47
Plans to make unmarried mums name the daddy have been abandoned
men take a paternity test if there was a dispute over who the father was has also been shelved, with ministers opting for the test to only go ahead if both the mum and potential dad agree to take it. The turnaround comes five months on from
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Girl number three for Jools and Jamie.
By Made For Mums on 03/04/2009 12:02:44
Petal Blossom Rainbow was at born at 2.46am on April 3rd at the Portland Hospital in London.
was at Number 10 cooking for Barack Obama's visit!Jamie's now looking forward to 2 weeks paternity leave with Jools and his three girls. Announcing the birth, the couple's spokesman said: "Jamie and Jools are both completely smitten with Petal already."
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