New and expectant fathers should have the same protections from redundancy as mothers, a Labour MP has said. Currently, mothers who are pregnant or on maternity leave have some legal protection from being made redundant – but fathers on paternity leave do not. Labour MP Lola McEvoy said “dads taking paternity leave are left out” from the existing protections, leaving families vulnerable. She was speaking during a debate on the government’s Employment Rights Bill, which includes making paternity leave and unpaid parental leave day one rights, which employees qualify for on their first day of a new job.
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