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ARTICLE · 03 APRIL 2013

Parental Leave - Radical Developments In The UK Are Forecast

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The UK government has been busy drafting new proposals for developing the hotly debated topic of parental leave following the results of last year's public consultation: "Modern Workplaces".

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The UK government has been busy drafting new proposals for developing the hotly debated topic of parental leave following the results of last year's public consultation: "Modern Workplaces". The proposals will soon see the implementation of the Children and Families Bill 2013 which intends to radically overhaul the current laws on parental leave.

Following in the footsteps of the Swedish style "Latte Pappa", the UK hopes that 2015 will hail the emergence of the "Cappuccino Dad" by encouraging fathers to become more involved in the daily care of their child. In 1974, Sweden implemented shared parental leave to encourage both parents to share childcare responsibilities; this has proved so popular that Swedish fathers now outnumber women at playgroups and coffee mornings (hence the nickname).

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