Interesting Facts

We will be talking about maternity and paternity leave in the LEN Drama session on Monday, so here's a little interesting fact:- Almost half of women in the UK (43%) are likely to return to work sooner than they would like after having their baby. (The main reason was money worries, but according to the NCT (the largest UK parents charity), 47% said it was due to concerns over job security. Overall 4% of those surveyed said they took less than two weeks maternity leave, even though they are entitled to much longer.)

According to statistics from the Department of Trade and Industry, over 75% of UK men fail to take up paternity leave after the birth of a child. (194,000 men took paternity leave in 2010 compared with 602,000 women, who naturally took maternity leave. Seemingly it's the fear factor that prevents many men from taking the time off, they are more scared of their boss than their wife.)