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Save the Children increases paternity leave to three months

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Save the Children has boosted its paternity leave.
Claudio Deola, picured with his newborn baby girl, is one of the first of Save the Children's employees to benefit from the charity's increase to paid paternity leave
Claudio Deola, picured with his newborn baby girl, is one of the first of Save the Children's employees to benefit from the charity's increase to paid paternity leave

The charity has increased paternity leave at full pay from two weeks to three months for its employees.

The new policy allows all partners, regardless of gender, to take 12 weeks of paid leave in the year following their child’s birth or adoption.

According to a survey by My Family Care of more than 400 UK companies and organisations, the pledge will make Save the Children’s offer one of the most generous paternity policies in the charity sector.

The policy has been backdated to 1 October 2019 and is available to all employees who met the qualifying criteria on that date. It is independent of statutory parental leave polices, including shared parental leave and unpaid parental leave.

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