01-05-2025 15:00 via theguardian.com

British men urged to join ‘Dad strike’ calling for more paternity leave

Exclusive: Fathers planning protest with babies in London on 11 June to highlight UK’s ‘rubbish’ statutory leave, least generous in EuropeBritish fathers are being urged to join the world’s first “Dad strike” to protest about the UK’s statutory paternity leave, which campaigners say is the least generous in Europe.Fathers are planning to protest with their babies outside the Department for Business and Trade in London on 11 June in an effort to force the
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