Justin Govier Asks: Is There a Stigma Around Shared Parental Leave?
Justin Govier Asks: Is There a Stigma Around Shared Parental Leave?
Justin Govier, partner and employment law expert at IBB Solicitors, considers why take up of shared parental leave has been less than expected.
Considering the expected impact of shared parental leave (SPL), a surprisingly small proportion of men have exercised their option to use it in the year following the scheme’s introduction on 5 April 2015.
According to a survey (undertaken by My Family Care and the Women’s Business Council), a mere 1 per cent of men opted into the scheme. While these results are slightly misleading as they take into account all men within the organisations surveyed (not just those who have recently become fathers and are therefore eligible to take SPL), take-up has still been lower than anticipated.
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