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paternity

[puh-tur-ni-tee] / pəˈtɜr nɪ ti /




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Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Phillipson said the deadlock over unfair dismissal could have "jeopardised" the bill, which also contains new worker benefits, such as immediate rights to sick pay and paternity leave.

From BBC

It added day one protection against discrimination remained and other new day-one rights to sick pay and paternity leave will still go ahead, coming into effect in April 2026.

From BBC

Among the issues raised by MPs included a push for prostate cancer screening, a focus on under-achievement by working-class boys in school, and a campaign to get better paternity leave for men.

From BBC

Thornton had stormed off the set of the “RHOP” Season 9 reunion show after a castmate suggested she was a “terrible mother” who had leveraged her youngest child’s paternity for the benefit of the show.

From Los Angeles Times

Microchimeric cells can wreak havoc with genetic paternity tests and DNA analysis in criminal cases.

From The Wall Street Journal