Dads paternity leave
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Topic: Dads paternity leave
Posted By: Nothing
Subject: Dads paternity leave
Date Posted: 02 December 2009 at 5:08pm
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Hiya
A lady in the due in april thread mentioned this, I think it sounds like a great idea http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3116655/Call-for-four-weeks-leave-for-new-dads ------------- 
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Posted By: Lexidore
Date Posted: 02 December 2009 at 5:18pm
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I saw this tooo and also agree its a great idea, unfortunately doesn't look like it will happen anytime soon! ------------- 
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Posted By: Chickaboo
Date Posted: 02 December 2009 at 8:32pm
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would be nice but can't see that ever happening - one week would be more affordable and more than most fathers can do now.
My dh takes annual leave for one or 2 weeks btu would be nice to get one week already paid for instead of saving annual leave up. ETA: and even then I don't know if it worth it to us as Dh earns so much more than the PPL and we just couldn't go without that extra money we would be missing out on ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 03 December 2009 at 10:52am
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we dont get PPL.. so for us it would be great as Dh doesnt get paid for holidays:( ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 03 December 2009 at 11:19am
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I think a week paid is a great idea for Dads but in reality alot of males can't take a 4 week block of time off work anyway which makes it ineffective IMHO.
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 03 December 2009 at 3:50pm
To be quite honest, I think there needs to be more ppl for mums before giving dads 4 weeks.... 16 weeks should be 20, then 24 eventually. How about using up some of your annual leave, fellas? ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Chickaboo
Date Posted: 04 December 2009 at 4:27pm
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yeah i agree more for mothers - although I do think th e one week for fathers would not be a bad idea but NOT 4.
In the Uk I think its like 26 weeks PPL and thats full pay (or at least thats what my cousin got) ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: yermasyada
Date Posted: 14 December 2009 at 10:04pm
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It's much more common in the UK for companies to have generous maternity pay packages, but statutory maternity pay is:
*For the first six weeks at 90 per cent of your average gross weekly earnings with no upper limit *For the remaining 33 weeks at the lower of either the standard rate of £123.06, or 90 per cent of your average gross weekly earnings. Milliemoo |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 15 December 2009 at 8:56pm
| My DH gets 1 week paid (used to be 2). But thats a perk of being in the army (one of the very, very few lol). But it wouldn't have mattered too much if he didn't get it as he gets (on average) 5-6 weeks holidays a year (they get extra for being away from home etc). |