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Every working man in the UK is entitled to two weeks off when their partner has a baby, but reportedly a quarter of fathers don't take any paternity leave at all, because they say they don't get enough support from their bosses.

The study, by the Institute of Leadership and Management, also found that plans for shared parental leave from April 2015 will have little impact if "ingrained" attitudes aren't tackled.

Nicky Campbell asked 5 live listeners 'do dads still get a raw deal?'.

Business owner Michael in Northern Ireland said that as an employer he couldn鈥檛 take paternity leave at all, 鈥渕y son was born at 8.15pm on a Wednesday, on Thursday I was back at work鈥�.

Sally Brett, Senior Equality Officer at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) said 鈥渨e have to remember that we are talking about children as well and we have to make sure that we are doing the best for them once we bring them into the world鈥�.

Employer David in Newcastle said paid maternity and paternity leave can lead to happier and more productive employees and 鈥渨e鈥檙e not doing it as some kind of jolly or free holiday for workers鈥�.

This clip is from Your Call, Breakfast on Monday 24 March 2014.

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