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Parents that have explored shared parental leave have found the policy and process incredibly complex.
A spring in his step?
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Keith Baker, Glasgow Caledonian University; Cam Donaldson, Glasgow Caledonian University; Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi, York St John University; Gavin Midgley, University of Southampton; Jonquil Lowe, The Open University; Karen Bloor, University of York; Karl Schmedders, International Institute for Management Development (IMD); Peter Bloom, University of Essex; Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath; Renaud Foucart, Lancaster University; Sarah Schiffling, Liverpool John Moores University; Slawomir Raszewski, University of East London; Steven McCabe, Birmingham City University; Victoria Honeyman, University of Leeds, and W David McCausland, University of Aberdeen
The government knows 2022 is going to be tough for voters.
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Zero hour contracts remove job security and impact workers’ health, finances and prospects.
What’s in the box?
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Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi, York St John University; Alexander Tziamalis, Sheffield Hallam University; Cam Donaldson, Glasgow Caledonian University; Despina Alexiadou, University of Strathclyde ; Edward Thomas Jones, Bangor University; Gabriella Legrenzi, Keele University; Gavin Midgley, University of Southampton; Jonquil Lowe, The Open University; Karl Schmedders, International Institute for Management Development (IMD); Michael Jacobs, University of Sheffield; Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath, and Steven McCabe, Birmingham City University
Sunak talked about a new age of optimism, but it doesn’t feel like that for many people.
The scheme has done little to shift British attitudes that see men as the breadwinners and women, the caregivers.
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Designed to encourage an equal distribution of childcare duties, the government’s policy was flawed to begin with
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Jonquil Lowe, The Open University; Alexander Tziamalis, Sheffield Hallam University; Andrew Cumbers, University of Glasgow; Despina Alexiadou, University of Strathclyde ; Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi, York St John University; Felix FitzRoy, University of St Andrews; Jonny Munby, Teesside University; Karl Schmedders, International Institute for Management Development (IMD); Lisa Scullion, University of Salford; Mark Williams, Queen Mary University of London; Michael Jacobs, University of Sheffield; Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath; Suzanne Withrington, Teesside University, and W David McCausland, University of Aberdeen
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his second pandemic budget for the Conservatives.
Bold strides towards 2021?
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The chancellor’s spending review and what it means for you.
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What about the dads?
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Most UK workplaces aren’t set up for women to breastfeed, so is it any wonder rates are so low.
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People on zero-hours contract are often given minimal training and some workers are even asked to pay for their training themselves.
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Excluding high earning dads from paid parental leave is not the answer.
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Zero-hours contracts exploit workers and need to be banned.
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Most dads aren’t taking shared parental leave – new research reveals why.
Mind the gap.
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More women are on zero hours contracts but these do not feature in gender pay gap reporting.
Employers should be doing more to support breastfeeding mothers.
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Employers must do more to support breastfeeding mothers who return to work.
