Ed Miliband has aimed his sights at the family vote by announcing that, if they win the election, Labour would double paternity leave to four weeks and add an extra £100 a week to bring it in line with minimum wage.
Miliband has branded the scheme “father’s month”, however the British Chamber of Commerce has referred to the plan as a “tax on business”.
This would be in addition to the Shared Paternal Leave initiative announced last year.
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