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Metro
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Metro
Six companies in the UK that give dads 52 weeks paid paternity leave
Fathers are being urged to take part in the world's first 'dad strike' to protest the UK statutory paternity leave. It'll take place on June 11, and dads will hold their babies outside the Department for Business and Trade in London. The campaign is being organised by the Dad Shift, who argue that women will continue to face maternity leave discrimination if dads aren't afforded decent paternity leave offerings. It comes after Labour's employment rights bill, which promised a 'day one' right to paternity leave, failed to include the right to statutory pay. While mums can claim statutory maternity pay at 90% of their salary for six weeks, then £187.18 for the next 33 weeks, dads typically get just two paid weeks off work. Statutory paternity pay is set at £187.18 per week or 90% of men's average weekly earnings (whichever is the lower amount) for two weeks, making it one of the least generous entitlements in Europe. Same sex couples face the same low payments (for example, a birth-mother will be entitled to maternity pay while her partner – regardless of gender – can claim statutory paternity pay for a fortnight). Some companies do boost paid leave for their employees, but the latest Working Families Benchmark report found UK companies gave just five weeks of paid paternity leave on average in 2024. The result? Dads and partners are forced back to work early, missing out on valuable bonding time with their babies. Meanwhile mums are thrown in at the deep end caring for a newborn solo, often having barely recovered from childbirth themselves. It's why Pregnant Then Screwed has launched Let's Talk About Six, a campaign calling for fathers and same sex parents to have at least six weeks of paid paternity leave in the UK. There are a few companies who are ahead of the game though, giving new dads an entire year of paternity leave. So, if you're someone who wants to start a family or add to your brood, you might want to see if these businesses have any vacancies going. In 2019, Bain & Company, which is a global consultancy firm, decided to offer equal parental leave for all its employees in the UK. Honestly, we love to see it. This means that new parents, regardless of gender or how they became parents, are eligible for 52 weeks of leave. Essentially, whether you've given birth or your partner has, you've adopted or welcomed your little one via surrogacy, you're still eligible. Here, the first 29 weeks of that leave are fully paid, with it dropping after seven months (though still paid). In 2020, alcohol producer Diageo also introduced 52 weeks paternity leave for all parents. The first 26 weeks of this paternity leave are fully paid with it dropping after six months. If you've worked for Mars UK for more than a year you can also get your hands on 52 weeks of pat leave. You may have been stuffing your face with chocolate, but you can cash in on another sweet offering too. While the deal isn't quite as generous as its competitors, you still get 26 weeks paid at 90% of your yearly salary before it decreases further. When it comes to insurance, it's not just something you want in case of an accident, you want it when bringing a baby into the world, too. Knowing you won't need to return to work before you're ready shouldn't be a luxury, but here we are. And Aviva allows you to take 52 weeks of paternity leave, with 26 weeks at full pay. This is the case even if you and your partner both work there – no need to share the time off. Manifest is a marketing company and it's also got a pretty decent deal on the table for new dads. More Trending Fathers will get 52 weeks off – all at 90% pay, so you don't need to worry about your funds getting smaller and smaller. We're manifesting this for our future selves too. Shared Parental Leave (SPL) was introduced 10 years ago with the aim of giving dads an equal opportunity to engage in parenthood – but campaign groups say it hasn't helped. The scheme allows parents to share up to 50 weeks of leave and 37 weeks of pay after the birth (effectively allowing the mother to transfer her maternity leave to the father after the first two weeks). Just 2% of couples take this up though, with Maternity Action calling for the 'failing' scheme to be scrapped. 'It's poorly paid, complex, and many working parents aren't even eligible,' the charity said. Another insurance company on the list also gives new dads a full year off. If you work here, you'll be entitled to 16 weeks at full pay, a little bit stingier than its competitors but much better than the UK average. Pay the drops to 90% pay for the remainder of your time off. abrdn: 40 weeks Finimize: 38 weeks Accenture: 30 weeks Edrington: 30 weeks Deloitte: 26 weeks Oliver Wyman: 26 weeks Starbucks EMEA Ltd: 26 weeks University of the Arts London: 26 weeks FSCS: 26 weeks LGT Wealth Management: 26 weeks Baring: 26 weeks Phoenix Group: 26 weeks S&P Global: 26 weeks Fidelity International: 26 weeks Goldman Sachs: 26 weeks M and G: 26 weeks London Stock Exchange Group: 26 weeks MOD: 26 weeks Ferring Pharmaceuticals: 26 weeks Norvartis: 26 weeks Ashurst: 26 weeks Havas helia: 26 weeks Childrens Investment Fund Foundation: 26 weeks British Land: 26 weeks Knight Frank: 26 weeks JLL: 24 weeks 22 weeks Standard Chartered: 20 weeks UBS: 20 weeks Hodge: 20 weeks Financial Times: 20 weeks Do you have a story to share? 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Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Teen Mom''s Mackenzie McKee Laments Josh McKee's Absence in Their Kids' Lives and Considers Filing for Full Custody
Mackenzie McKee is opening up about her co-parenting experience with her former partner. On the latest episode of Teen Mom: The New Chapter, the mom of three, 27, spoke about her co-parenting experience with her ex-husband Josh McKee during a conversation with fiancé Khesanio Hall. She candidly told Hall that she's "really disappointed" in her former partner. "I'm going to be honest, I'm just really disappointed in the father he is being now, but he's always been like this," she said of Josh. "When our divorce went down, I said, 'What kind of custody do you want? I want you in the kids' life and any school break you can see them as long as you provide the transportation.'" "The only two times he sees them is Christmas and summer, and who transports them? You and I, and that's starting to catch on and I just want to shake him and say your children are catching on to your bullcrap and you are going to regret this one day," she continued. "I've been here every day for these kids since day one. I just don't feel like he deserves all the work that we put in to make sure he gets those visits. It's time for me to do something." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Related: Mackenzie McKee Opens Up About Adjusting to New Normal with Her Kids: 'Life Looks Very Different' (Exclusive) Ahead of joining the cast of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, McKee spoke with PEOPLE about how it felt to be reconnecting with viewers, who haven't seen her since her time on Teen Mom OG in 2021. Since then, Mackenzie and Josh decided to part ways after nine years of marriage and 12 years together, welcoming three children together: Broncs, 7, Jaxie, 10, and Gannon, 13. "I have a completely new life! People have seen me with the same person for my whole time on the show and now I am with someone else," she told PEOPLE. "I had never dated as an adult — I was with who I had a baby with at 16. We got married and had two more kids, so now that I'm with someone new, there's a lot of change." In an interview with Celeb Buzz, the reality star — who first rose to fame 16 and Pregnant and later joined the cast of Teen Mom OG — further revealed she was "stepping into an entire new life and new me" following the split. "I'm so thankful for the past 12 years with Josh and what they taught me. Josh and I are both still young with an entire life ahead of us," Mackenzie explained. "I wish nothing but peace and happiness for him and his future. Everyone has their own story, and this is mine." "When that switch happened, when I knew I was going to leave, my entire world changed. I wasn't sad, I wasn't sad about anything, I wasn't angry, I wasn't depressed," she said. "I gained my power back as a female who finally knows her self-worth." Teen Mom: The Next Chapter airs on Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on MTV. Read the original article on People
