{"id":286885,"date":"2025-10-14T09:04:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T08:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uks-paternity-leave-is-europes-worst-and-its-putting-parents-off-having-more-kids\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T09:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T08:04:57","slug":"uks-paternity-leave-is-europes-worst-and-its-putting-parents-off-having-more-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uks-paternity-leave-is-europes-worst-and-its-putting-parents-off-having-more-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"UK&#8217;s paternity leave is Europe&#8217;s worst and it&#8217;s putting parents off having more kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/e48WyxrcklA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK's paternity leave is Europe's worst and it's putting parents off having more kids\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e48WyxrcklA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The UK has the worst statutory paternity leave in Europe, and it&#8217;s putting parents off having more children, a survey shared with ITV News has found.<\/p>\n<p>British fathers are entitled to just two weeks off work after their child is born and are paid a maximum of \u00a3187.18 a week &#8211; less than minimum wage.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the least generous scheme in Europe, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and one of the worst of the world&#8217;s richest countries.<\/p>\n<p>George Gabriel, co-founder of the Dad Shift campaign group, said: &quot;The European average is dads and non-birthing parents get eight weeks at 100% of earnings. 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