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therealest2006
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Paternity

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i am on 18hrs/per week have been with royal mail 3 yrs have been told i am only entitled to 1 weeks wage and 1 week without pay for paternity leave is this correct as i always thought paternity leave was for 2 weeks with pay. someone plz tell me my rights on this matter
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It's 2 weeks,who told you anyway?
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POSTMAN wrote:It's 2 weeks,who told you anyway?
http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... =1&t=42998" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thats very interesting. I took two weeks leave after the birth of my last child (6 1/2 years ago) and was told I'm only allowed one week of that paid!
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WOBBLY wrote:
POSTMAN wrote:It's 2 weeks,who told you anyway?
http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... =1&t=42998" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thats very interesting. I took two weeks leave after the birth of my last child (6 1/2 years ago) and was told I'm only allowed one week of that paid!
At that time it was only one week with pay.
Now it is two.
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Re: Paternity

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fishtank wrote:
WOBBLY wrote:
POSTMAN wrote:It's 2 weeks,who told you anyway?
http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... =1&t=42998" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thats very interesting. I took two weeks leave after the birth of my last child (6 1/2 years ago) and was told I'm only allowed one week of that paid!
At that time it was only one week with pay.
Now it is two.
Drat, knew I should have waited a bit longer to have my last child :Very Happy
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WOBBLY wrote:
POSTMAN wrote:It's 2 weeks,who told you anyway?
http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... =1&t=42998" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thats very interesting. I took two weeks leave after the birth of my last child (6 1/2 years ago) and was told I'm only allowed one week of that paid!
Its only recently changed I think so it may have been correct at the time.

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therealest2006
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Re: Paternity

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thank you very much i was told by an employeer at work, glad its changed lol, i always thought it was two weeks paid with any company, i only got told a week ago it was 1 week but now can face my office and tell them its 2 lol

I was also told that i dont need to fill anything out for paternity leave is this true
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you have to hand a form in to your dom or show it him,, think its a mat b 1 form
therealest2006
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Re: Paternity

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mat b 1 well wife will get that for her maternity leave off midwife and will photocopy it and show it to manager, thank you to all for your help
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Re: Paternity

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Sorry for the hi jack, does this mean we get two week at full pay? Cheers!
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tommytucka wrote:Sorry for the hi jack, does this mean we get two week at full pay? Cheers!
Yes - as long as you have completed the 1 year qualifying period. Also its contracted hours obviously.
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