“I’m calling on the music industry to increase paid paternity leave to a minimum of four weeks”
We recently celebrated Father’s Day. It didn’t exist when I was growing up, and neither did maternity or paternity leave, paid or otherwise; this was made law in 1975 and 2013, respectively.
Last month the outgoing UK prime minister stated her commitment to legislating for 12 weeks’ paternity leave, a significant improvement on the present paltry two weeks. Today’s millennial fathers are playing an increasing role in childcare and want a balanced work/home life, and yet outdated working policies are…
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Executive coach and diversity consultant Claire Singers urges the UK music industry to come together to allow fathers to play an active role in their children's lives
Comment 3 July 2019