Maternity leave for men?

[shrimpster]

Hi All,

Does anyone know if men can now take maternity leave if a their wife goes back to work? I believe this is now allowed but i am unsure how it works. Would the man take up Royal Mails maternity entitlements and be paid by them or does the man only get statutory entitlement (i.e. state payments)??

Any advice would be great.

[POSTMAN]

I googled and found this link,not sure if it's in now or if RM are involved with it...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... leave.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Fathers will be able to take up to six months off on paternity leave while their baby’s mother returns to work, the Government will announce today.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Statutory Paternity Leave http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/parents/mon ... g_10029398" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Interactive help
You can get personalised help on what you qualify for by using the online paternity rights at work tool. The tool will give you a personalised statement of the Statutory Paternity Leave and Pay that you may qualify for. It will also build an interactive calendar to help you plan your Statutory Paternity Leave.
Paternity rights at work tool

This article http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/ja ... nity-leave" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; gives detailed proposals from Jan 2010 about what you are asking but TBHnot sure if its gone through parliement or indeed if it will. Might be worth emailing your MP

[shrimpster]

Thanks very much for the advise.