Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 13
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Review adequacy of legal protections against paternity discrimination and raise awareness of rights.
Recommendation
In implementing reforms that work towards a more gender equal parental leave system, the Government must consider the potential impacts on employment discrimination against fathers and other parents. The Government’s review must consider the adequacy of legal protections against paternity discrimination, including protection from redundancy for those taking paternity leave, and steps needed to raise fathers’ and co-parents’, and their employers’, awareness of legal rights in his area. (Recommendation, Paragraph 72) Reforming shared parental leave
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 19 September 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗