The Women and Equalities Committee is urging the Government to bring in 12 weeks' paid paternity leave for fathers because current policies do not meet the needs of families.
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Its report on Fathers and the Workplace, published today, calls for reform of workplace policies to support fathers to better balance their parental responsibilities and to ensure they meet the needs of the 21st century family.
The report is informed by evidence from employer organisations, unions, researchers, think-tanks, experts and mothers and fathers.
It finds that current policies supporting fathers in the workplace do not deliver what they promise despite good intentions. It says this is particularly the case for less well-off fathers.