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dan1986ccfc
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Paternity Leave

Post by dan1986ccfc »

Hi All

Can anyone post documentation regarding paternity leave?

My mates leave started Saturday when the little one was born but unfortunately the baby has to stay in hospital for a week.

Can my mate claim this week back? Or take it as special leave? Then begin the paternity leave when his son is back home?

FWIW his partner is also a postie.. he wonders if he could use some of her leave?
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Re: Paternity Leave

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dan1986ccfc wrote:Hi All

Can anyone post documentation regarding paternity leave?

My mates leave started Saturday when the little one was born but unfortunately the baby has to stay in hospital for a week.

Can my mate claim this week back? Or take it as special leave? Then begin the paternity leave when his son is back home?

FWIW his partner is also a postie.. he wonders if he could use some of her leave?
you dont have to take paternity leave has soon has the baby is born you can take it 3 weeks later or even 9 weeks later
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Re: Paternity Leave

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arnold cheshire wrote:
dan1986ccfc wrote:Hi All

Can anyone post documentation regarding paternity leave?

My mates leave started Saturday when the little one was born but unfortunately the baby has to stay in hospital for a week.

Can my mate claim this week back? Or take it as special leave? Then begin the paternity leave when his son is back home?

FWIW his partner is also a postie.. he wonders if he could use some of her leave?
you dont have to take paternity leave has soon has the baby is born you can take it 3 weeks later or even 9 weeks later

Bit late for that advice as the op's mate has already started his paternity leave, maybe help him with his next child though...

Also you can't take ordinary paternity leave 9 weeks later.
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Re: Paternity Leave

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zx135 wrote:
arnold cheshire wrote:
dan1986ccfc wrote:Hi All

Can anyone post documentation regarding paternity leave?

My mates leave started Saturday when the little one was born but unfortunately the baby has to stay in hospital for a week.

Can my mate claim this week back? Or take it as special leave? Then begin the paternity leave when his son is back home?

FWIW his partner is also a postie.. he wonders if he could use some of her leave?
you dont have to take paternity leave has soon has the baby is born you can take it 3 weeks later or even 9 weeks later

Bit late for that advice as the op's mate has already started his paternity leave, maybe help him with his next child though...

Also you can't take ordinary paternity leave 9 weeks later.
you can take it whenever you want to no need to take when baby is born
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Re: Paternity Leave

Post by IcanthelpthewayIam »

dan1986ccfc wrote:Hi All

Can anyone post documentation regarding paternity leave?

My mates leave started Saturday when the little one was born but unfortunately the baby has to stay in hospital for a week.

Can my mate claim this week back? Or take it as special leave? Then begin the paternity leave when his son is back home?

FWIW his partner is also a postie.. he wonders if he could use some of her leave?
https://www.gov.uk/paternity-pay-leave/leave" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Read this gives you his rights



He can share the mothers maternity leave regardless of whether she works for rm, the details are in the above pages
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Re: Paternity Leave

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arnold cheshire wrote:
zx135 wrote:
arnold cheshire wrote:
dan1986ccfc wrote:Hi All

Can anyone post documentation regarding paternity leave?

My mates leave started Saturday when the little one was born but unfortunately the baby has to stay in hospital for a week.

Can my mate claim this week back? Or take it as special leave? Then begin the paternity leave when his son is back home?

FWIW his partner is also a postie.. he wonders if he could use some of her leave?
you dont have to take paternity leave has soon has the baby is born you can take it 3 weeks later or even 9 weeks later

Bit late for that advice as the op's mate has already started his paternity leave, maybe help him with his next child though...

Also you can't take ordinary paternity leave 9 weeks later.
you can take it whenever you want to no need to take when baby is born
You are wrong you cannot take ordinary paternity leave after 9 weeks of the babies birth
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Re: Paternity Leave

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zx135 wrote:
arnold cheshire wrote:
zx135 wrote:
arnold cheshire wrote:
dan1986ccfc wrote:Hi All

Can anyone post documentation regarding paternity leave?

My mates leave started Saturday when the little one was born but unfortunately the baby has to stay in hospital for a week.

Can my mate claim this week back? Or take it as special leave? Then begin the paternity leave when his son is back home?

FWIW his partner is also a postie.. he wonders if he could use some of her leave?
you dont have to take paternity leave has soon has the baby is born you can take it 3 weeks later or even 9 weeks later

Bit late for that advice as the op's mate has already started his paternity leave, maybe help him with his next child though...

Also you can't take ordinary paternity leave 9 weeks later.
you can take it whenever you want to no need to take when baby is born
You are wrong you cannot take ordinary paternity leave after 9 weeks of the babies birth
http://www.cwumid7.com/PDFs/Paternity%2 ... Policy.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Paternity Leave

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OPL should be taken within 3 months of the child's birth (or in adoption cases, the date
of placement).
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Re: Paternity Leave

Post by IcanthelpthewayIam »

arnold cheshire wrote:
zx135 wrote:
arnold cheshire wrote:
zx135 wrote:
arnold cheshire wrote:
dan1986ccfc wrote:Hi All

Can anyone post documentation regarding paternity leave?

My mates leave started Saturday when the little one was born but unfortunately the baby has to stay in hospital for a week.

Can my mate claim this week back? Or take it as special leave? Then begin the paternity leave when his son is back home?

FWIW his partner is also a postie.. he wonders if he could use some of her leave?
you dont have to take paternity leave has soon has the baby is born you can take it 3 weeks later or even 9 weeks later

Bit late for that advice as the op's mate has already started his paternity leave, maybe help him with his next child though...

Also you can't take ordinary paternity leave 9 weeks later.
you can take it whenever you want to no need to take when baby is born
You are wrong you cannot take ordinary paternity leave after 9 weeks of the babies birth
http://www.cwumid7.com/PDFs/Paternity%2 ... Policy.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


From the government website that shows the actual law

Paternity pay and leave
Overview
Leave
Pay
Eligibility
How to claim
Adoption
2. Leave
Ordinary Paternity Leave
You could get either 1 or 2 weeks. You’ll get the same amount of leave if your partner has a multiple birth (eg twins).

You must take your leave in one go. A week is the same amount of days that you normally work in a week, eg if you only work on Mondays and Tuesdays a week is 2 days.

Start and end dates

Leave can’t start before the birth. It must end within 56 days of the birth.

You must give your employer 28 days’ notice if you want to change your start date.
arnold cheshire
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Re: Paternity Leave

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zx135 wrote:
arnold cheshire wrote:
zx135 wrote:
arnold cheshire wrote:
zx135 wrote:
arnold cheshire wrote:
dan1986ccfc wrote:Hi All

Can anyone post documentation regarding paternity leave?

My mates leave started Saturday when the little one was born but unfortunately the baby has to stay in hospital for a week.

Can my mate claim this week back? Or take it as special leave? Then begin the paternity leave when his son is back home?

FWIW his partner is also a postie.. he wonders if he could use some of her leave?
you dont have to take paternity leave has soon has the baby is born you can take it 3 weeks later or even 9 weeks later

Bit late for that advice as the op's mate has already started his paternity leave, maybe help him with his next child though...

Also you can't take ordinary paternity leave 9 weeks later.
you can take it whenever you want to no need to take when baby is born
You are wrong you cannot take ordinary paternity leave after 9 weeks of the babies birth
http://www.cwumid7.com/PDFs/Paternity%2 ... Policy.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


From the government website that shows the actual law
well said :thumbup :thumbup :thumbup :thumbup
Paternity pay and leave
Overview
Leave
Pay
Eligibility
How to claim
Adoption
2. Leave
Ordinary Paternity Leave
You could get either 1 or 2 weeks. You’ll get the same amount of leave if your partner has a multiple birth (eg twins).

You must take your leave in one go. A week is the same amount of days that you normally work in a week, eg if you only work on Mondays and Tuesdays a week is 2 days.

Start and end dates

Leave can’t start before the birth. It must end within 56 days of the birth.

You must give your employer 28 days’ notice if you want to change your start date.
dan1986ccfc
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Re: Paternity Leave

Post by dan1986ccfc »

Thanks All