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Self-employed fathers missing out on paternity leave

One in four new fathers are missing out on paternity leave and pay due to being self-employed, research by the TUC has found.

The unions communications body discovered that out of the 625,000 men who became fathers in 2016, more than 157,000 did not qualify for statutory paternity leave or pay.

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