According to the survey of 750 fathers working in the City of London, almost a third have ruled out taking advantage of new shared parental leave, coming into force next April, while one in five said they would like to work more flexibly but were too afraid to ask in case it harmed their careers.
The research has been conducted by Cityfathers, a new support group for working fathers in the City, being launched today by sister organisation Citymothers.
Speaking at the launch, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will argue that too many companies still have an ‘Edwardian view of work, which holds back families working hard to juggle their responsibilities at home and work.
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