Fake family | Employee lies about having babies to take paternity leave several times

Every employee relishes a little extra time off work. Whether it’s a bank holiday weekend or making use of their employer’s holiday buy-back scheme for a few more days off, there are plenty of opportunities for workers to grab some extended R&R.

Would your employees go as far as creating a fake family to exploit the law? That’s exactly what one man claims to have done.

Submitting a ‘confession’ to Twitter account @Fesshole, an anonymous man admitted to creating fake children in order to take paternity leave. 

“I’ve enjoyed statutory paternity leave for four out of the last five years,” he wrote, adding: “I’m single and don’t have any kids.”