CONSTRUCTION workers will descend on Westminster on Monday to hand out condoms to MPs as part of a campaign for paternity leave for the self-employed.The contraceptives will be branded with: “This lasts longer than our paternity leave” to draw attention to their cause.Currently, self-employed dads are not entitled to any paternity leave or pay.For those employed, statutory paternity pay is either £187.18 a week or 90 per cent of their average weekly earnings, whichever is lower, for a total of two weeks’ leave.
  • Skullgrid@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    BuT wHy Do We NeEd a MeN’s RiGhTs MoVeMeNt? WhY dO wE nEeD a MeN’s DaY?

    THIS. THIS IS WHY. Tradies, self employed tradies are majority men. They need to be able to participate in raising their own fucking kids and supporting the mothers of their kids not just financially, and YES, they NEED HELP. It’s not just women that need/deserve help.