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The idea of paternity leave and offering new fathers the same benefits as mothers was perhaps considered an alien concept, as employers placed a heavier focus on supporting new mothers within a business with paid maternity leave and flexible work arrangements.
This is supported by statistics shared by the TUC in 2019, which found that almost a quarter of new fathers did not qualify for statutory paid paternity leave in 2018. This was either due to the fact they were self-employed, had not been in their jobs long enough, or were insecure in work.
For those businesses who are supporting new fathers and are offering paternity leave, it seems that fathers are reluctant to make use of this benefit available to them, as a study last year found that less than one in three new fathers took paternity leave.
The data collected by HMRC through freedom of information requests, the law firm EMW Law found that just 31% of eligible new fathers used paternity leave in 2019, reported the Independent.
