Paternity leave under new agreement

[hj4k]

Quick question - I know under the new agreement that fathers are now allowed 2wks paid paternity leave , but if your child is due in Dec is it like holidays and you aren't allowed to take it?

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Quick question - I know under the new agreement that fathers are now allowed 2wks paid paternity leave , but if your child is due in Dec is it like holidays and you aren't allowed to take it?

No AFAIK Paternity leave is a statutory right so they can't ban you from taking it if your partner is due/gives birth in the Ban period before Christmas however they may try to limit you to the minimum allowed.

To check your allowances with regard to working and paternity rights visist http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Diol1/Emplo ... /DG_065384" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; for a personalised brief.


Length of Statutory Paternity Leave http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Mon ... G_10029398" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
As long as you meet certain conditions you can take either one or two weeks' Statutory Paternity Leave. You can't take odd days off and if you take two weeks they must be taken together.

You can choose to start your Statutory Paternity Leave:
on the day the baby is born
a number of days or weeks after the baby is born
from a specific date after the first day of the week in which the baby is expected to be born
Your Statutory Paternity Leave can start on any day of the week (but not before the baby is born). It has to finish within 56 days of the baby's birth. If the baby is born before the week it was due, it must finish within 56 days of the first day of that week. You can start Statutory Paternity Leave after a period of parental leave has ended.
If your partner has a multiple birth, you are only allowed one period of Statutory Paternity Leave.

[elm24]

hj4k

When I was on paternity leave I received 1 weeks full pay and 1 week half pay. I know regulation changed in April for receiving 2 weeks full pay but I read an article at the weekend and I'm sure for it to apply the child must be born after 5th April next year. Seems a bit strange but I'm sure that was the way it worked. After April next year you can also share the leave with your partner.

[GHOSTman]

Just a quick question. Is paternity leave an extra 2 weeks in addition to your normal annual leave?

[lillywhite]

Yes

[Thehair]

Just a quick question. Is paternity leave an extra 2 weeks in addition to your normal annual leave?

It is an expensive way to get two weeks extra leave and does carry a certain amount of responsibility after. Far cheaper to just purchase the additional days

[sacs r full]

think its time to have about ten kids all that time off from our sh1t hole office