paternity rights

[bigTee]

Can anybody give me the low down on Paternity Leave?

After all these years of business this is the first time an employee has asked!!

[mcflurry]

My understanding is it's one week's paid leave and one week on half pay, if you choose to take it. The Government pay £112 of this, and the company pays the rest.

[Lemmonie]

As far as i knew it is unpaid leave, 2 weeks, of which the father does not have to take.

[mcflurry]

Lemmonie said:

As far as i knew it is unpaid leave, 2 weeks, of which the father does not have to take.

Melanie

They should pay your hubby something

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Moneyandworken...

[Don]

Key thing: Be decent and remember to tell the guy he's welcome to come back to work early.

He'll be in the second morning.

[boxster9]

Am I right in thinking you only get £117 per week for taking paternity leave? so in effect a pay cut if you take any paternity leave?

[Tuscan Tart]

boxster9 said:

Am I right in thinking you only get £117 per week for taking paternity leave? so in effect a pay cut if you take any paternity leave?

Yep you are right, £117.18 per week and you can't take odd days off, you have to take the two weeks consecutively.

Goes up in April to a whopping £123.06.