2009-06-07 17:59:43, Adacymru napisał(a):
Paternity Leave
"You can take statutory paternity leave if you:
are an employee, with a contract of employment
have been with your employer for at least 26 weeks by the end of the 15th week before the start of the week when the baby's due; or by the end of the week in which you are notified of being matched with your child
will be fully involved in the child's upbringing and are taking the time off to support the mother or care for the baby
You must also be either the:
biological father of the child
mother's husband or partner (including same-sex relationships)
child's adopter or the partner of the adopter
To qualify for pay you must also earn at least the lower earnings limit (LEL) for National Insurance contributions.
If you earn less than the LEL, (currently £95 a week), you have the right to unpaid paternity leave if you meet the other conditions, and could get Income Support while on paternity leave.
If you are not an employee, but are an agency worker, office holder or subcontractor, you will not normally have the right to paternity leave, but may be eligible for pay if you meet the other qualifying criteria.
As long as you meet certain conditions you can take either one or two weeks' paternity leave. You can't take odd days off and if you take two weeks they must be taken together.
You can choose to start the leave:
on the day the baby is born
a number of days or weeks after the baby is born
from a specific date after the first day of the week in which the baby is expected to be born
Your leave can start on any day of the week (but not before the baby is born), but has to finish within 56 days of the baby being born or, if the baby is born before the week it was due, within 56 days of the first day of that week. "