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Maternity leave: Why don't dads get it?

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Listener Chris Hope tells Jennifer Tracey how he challenged being paid the statutory rate for Shared Parental Leave when female colleagues on maternity leave were receiving more.

iPM listener Chris Hope knew he was entitled to Shared Parental Leave when his baby was born. When he was told he'd be paid at the statutory rate, rather than the same as female colleagues on maternity leave, he decided to challenge it. He tells Jennifer Tracey how he put a case together and won.

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Sat 30 Apr 2016 17:30

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  • Sat 30 Apr 2016 05:45
  • Sat 30 Apr 2016 17:30

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