The Scottish Labour party said his decision highlighted the UK government’s “new deal for workers” agenda, which aims to introduce new rights for parental leave from day one of someone’s employment, flexible working for both partners and bereavement leave.
Scottish secretary becomes first cabinet minister to take full paternity leave Move by Ian Murray comes as Labour prepares introduction of new workplace rights for parents.
Ian Murray, the Scottish secretary, has become the first cabinet minister to take full paternity leave as Labour prepares to roll out new workplace rights for parents.
Murray and his wife Mariam are expecting their second child in the next few weeks, and he will be taking two weeks off work next month, using existing legal rights to paternity leave.
The couple already have a daughter, Zola, aged four, and Murray said he wanted to highlight the value and importance of paternal leave to other men and to employers.
