pregnancy scan leave

[wigglywoo12]

hi folks can someone shed some light on this for me please my missus has her 20 week scan this week (friday) where we can find out sex of baby i could have swore i booked day off but checked duty sheet and im not down as being off just say i did forget to ask for day off am i entitled to the day anyway with it being paternity related

thankyou

[bogstandard]

in relation to the question you posed i.e paternity related the answer is NO
are you entitled to it? No
Can you take it? Yes

[wigglywoo12]

thanks bog

but can you explain it a bit better please

thankyou

[Spedley]

You are not entitled to it. I usually swapped my day off or if I was delivering near the hospital I'd take a long break (with permission obviously) although there is probably a specific type of unpaid leave you can take.

[darth]

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[wigglywoo12]

cheers folks for the info

thankyou

[Darren Bent]

if you know the time slot and the hospital is say not too long away from walk. Go on a break to see her scanning then come back to work when finished. assuming it doesn't have long wait.

[bogstandard]

as far as i'm aware there is no basic entitlement for an expectant father to attend a scan.
if you would like to go, then go, the business is not obliged to pay you to attend.

[wigglywoo12]

oh yeah i know the business is not obliged to pay me to attend i wasnt particulary bothered about the pay side i always thought that expectant father were entitled to be present at scanning dates by employer but i must have got it wrong