Businesses told extra paternity leave is not a cause for concern

Employers have been told not to worry about the right to extended unpaid paternity leave which was announced by the government last week, as it is likely to be ignored by new fathers.

Business groups such as the CBI and the British Chambers of Commerce warned that the right to six months' unpaid paternity leave - part of the government's Work and Families Bill - would be a further unnecessary burden for employers.