Clause 2 - Statutory paternity pay
Employment Bill
10:30 am
Mr Alan Johnson (Minister of State (Employment and the Regions), Department of Trade and Industry; Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle, Labour)
We believe it right that they should do so. We apply the same principle to statutory maternity pay. Many of the best employers recognise that by topping up their statutory maternity pay schemes and are happy to bear the cost of doing so.