PROPOSALS by Nick Clegg to alter parental leave rules have been described as ‘unworkable’ by local MEP Paul Nuttall.
The Deputy Prime Minister believes the current system allowing a father to only take two weeks paternity leave is ‘old fashioned’ and proposes parents share 52 weeks leave.
UKIP deputy leader Mr Nuttall said: “The government should be helping businesses flourish, not add to the miles of red tape that is strangling them.”
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