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Maternity leave: Why don't dads get it?

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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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Published on Saturday, 30th April 2016.

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