Employment Rights
What are my rights if my boss wants me back in the office?
We’ve seen Covid restrictions lift this week across the UK. And more are still planned... read more
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Employment Rights
No Employment Bill means no new flexible working legislation
Campaigners and trades unions have expressed disappointment after the government did not... read more
Employment Rights
Can a working dad take time off for his sick kids’ hospital appointments?
We know working dads have questions and concerns. So at workingdads.co.uk we’ve... read more
Employment Rights
Budget 2021 is focussed on working, not dads
Rishi Sunak’s second budget was focussed on economic recovery to follow the coronavirus... read more
Paternity Leave
Vodafone introduces equal parental leave for dads and mums
New dads at Vodafone can take 16 weeks of paid parental leave from today. The telecoms... read more
Employment Rights
New survey finds furlough is failing working parents
A new survey has highlighted problems for working parents around furlough. Though working... read more
Employment Rights
New campaign addresses flex deficit
Working dads ought to have the option to work flexibly from day one in a job according to... read more
Employment Rights
Labour calls for curbs on bosses spying on remote workers
Labour has called for curbs on remote surveillance of workers. Recent surveys show more... read more
Employment Rights
Working dads’ furlough requests refused
Three in every four working dads requesting furlough for childcare reasons in this... read more
Employment Rights
Who qualifies as a key worker?
Key workers can send their children to school during lockdown. However there’s been some... read more
Employment Rights
What are the options if my child’s school is shut?
Working dads may be facing a less than happy new year with the news that schools in London... read more
Supporting Dads
Stigma puts working dads off taking extra paternity leave
Men want equal parental leave. But fear they’ll be stigmatised if they take extended... read more
Employment Rights
Covid schools uncertainty: the rules for working dads and employers
Working dads are facing childcare headaches this week as some schools close to combat the... read more
Career Advice
Advice for those facing redundancy
Already many working dads are having to deal with the prospect of redundancy. Many more... read more
Employment Rights
Young working dads need more support
Young working dads are being denied the chance to forge a career and need more support. ... read more
Flexible Working
Deutsche proposes work from home tax
Working from home should be taxed, according to a new report. A remarkable suggestion from... read more
Paternity Leave
Robert wasn’t content to be a sidekick dad
There are different ways to get the most out of paternity leave. As Robert Innes, a risk... read more
Employment Rights
Working dads discriminated against during lockdown
Around one in five working dads claims they were treated unfairly during lockdown because... read more
Employment Rights
Even home workers need time off if they’re sick
We’re all seeing the boundaries between work and home blur due to the widespread home... read more
Paternity Leave
‘I’d be a different dad if I’d only had two week paternity’
When insurance giant Zurich overhauled their parental leave policies last year James... read more
Employment Rights
Government taken to task for failure to support new parents
MPs have debated calls for new parents to be granted extra parental leave this year due to... read more
