Paternity question!

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Does anyone know, how does one go about getting extra unpaid paternity leave?
I know you get two weeks paid, but you can get up to a year off, unpaid.
Thanks.

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[clashcityrocker]

This might help.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Mon ... /DG_190788" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Does anyone know, how does one go about getting extra unpaid paternity leave?
I know you get two weeks paid, but you can get up to a year off, unpaid.
Thanks.

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... ty#p387159" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Additional Paternity Leave & Pay
Parents of children whose expected week of birth (or matching for adoption) begins on or after 3rd April
2011 can take additional paternity leave. Fathers,partners or spouses (including same-sex) are entitled
to a maximum of six months additional paternity leave(APL). To qualify you must be an employee.

To qualify for additional statutory paternity pay (ASPP) the mother or adopter must have: returned to work;
stopped claiming any relevant pay, with at least two weeks of unexpired statutory period remaining and
you must intend to care for the child during the ASPP. To the extent that APL is taken during the mother’s 39
week maternity pay period it will be paid leave, paid at the same rate in the same way as Statutory Maternity
Pay (SMP). Additional unpaid paternity leave can be taken if you meet the eligibility criteria for leave but not
for pay. All such leave must be taken at the end of the SMP, maternity allowance (MA) or statutory adoption
pay (SAP).