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Paternity Leave Query?

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Robbo318
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Paternity Leave Query?

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Am due to go on paternity leave on the 21/11/11, but according to the manager today, the first week is fine but the 2nd week is at her discretion? Since May 2011 the union agreed paternity leave is now 2 full weeks paid leave instead of the previous one full week & 2nd at half pay.

Is it definite that she can make me take the 2nd week at her discretion? Its the first I have heard of the matter.
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http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... nity+leave" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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We get 2 weeks(and that is only recently)the others get....how does that work. :silenced
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Oh and PS:Does any manger in RM read anything!
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
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The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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Yes they do: Ebay, Facebook, etc.. :chuckle
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Am due to go on paternity leave on the 21/11/11, but according to the manager today, the first week is fine but the 2nd week is at her discretion? Since May 2011 the union agreed paternity leave is now 2 full weeks paid leave instead of the previous one full week & 2nd at half pay.

Is it definite that she can make me take the 2nd week at her discretion? Its the first I have heard of the matter.

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

Gives you links to all your rights for paternity leave.

Your basic right is TWO weeks leave. YOU decide if you want to take the 2 weeks or just the one, but they must be consecutive weeks, you can apply for more than 2 weeks but i don't know if you get paid for any additional weeks or not, you'll need to sift through the information from the above link yourself.