UK: Paternity laws 'open to fraud' business group warns

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'The Government announced that mothers who decide to return to work after six months can hand over, in effect, the remainder of their maternity leave to fathers.

The change means either party can receive the statutory rate of £123 a week if they chose to take the time off work when the child is aged between six and nine months old. After that, whichever partner has the 'maternal' role, they can take the following three months of leave unpaid.
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The Federation of Small Businesses also cautioned the new law was wide open to abuse and fraud because it could be easy for a man to take time off and be paid at the same time as his wife was taking time off work and also being paid.'