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Posted on Monday, January 4th, 2010 at 6:15 am
If There’s A Baby On The Way, Think Paternity Leave
Paternity leave is when a father-to-be takes a break from work upon the birth of their youngster. Although, there it is allowed for fathers to capitalize of this, the said leave is seldom paid. The state of California was the first state to offer a paid paternity leave in 2004.
The British government has approved a paid leave, giving fathers about $200 a week while on a paternity leave. Various countries like Sweden, Japan, Finland, Greece, Australia, France Spain, Blegium, Germany, Ireland and Norway are offering parental leave benefits. Although, in the United States, paternity leave is not paid, a lot of fathers are still taking day without work and vacation when their baby is born.
Actually, not all fathers are aware that their establishment or company is offering paternity leave. According to Monster Intelligence Father’s Day Survey, about 31% of fathers know about such work benefit. From that small percentage, only more than half of them or 58% actually used it.
In a survey by the Families and Work Institute in 2005, only 13% of employers provide paid paternity leave in the US. This might be considered backward in comparison to other developed countries who are offering paid paternity leave. Take Italy as an instance, fathers could have a leave for three months which still allows them to take about 80% of their salary.
Paternity leave is in fact mandated by the law. As reported by the Family and Medical Leave (FMLA), a father of a new child, whether adopted or foster, could take an unpaid leave of not greater than twelve weeks. After the twelve weeks, there ought to be no problems returning with your career. The employer must allow you to retain your position, salary, advantages, and work seniority.
Yet, not everybody might capitalize of this job-protected paternity leave. You could only take advantage of this is you have worked with your employer for at least twelve months or 1,250 hours. The paternity leave also applies if you work for a local or state federal government or any company that has more than 50 employees.
Companies can also have their own regulations about paternity leave. As an example, there are some companies that refuse such benefit for staff members who have crucial role in the firm and those who are an area of the 10% highest earning staff members in the business. Except for that, having your partner or wife working in the same company may also have a bearing on your parental privileges. The best thing to do is to coordinate with the human resources department about the benefit.
What do you get with spending time with your new baby?
Fathers who have taken advantaged of the paternity leave would say that the experience was wonderful. Taking a few days off from work to bond with the baby and the family unit, helps a father reconnect with a man’s commitment to his family.
A lot of aspects help with a father’s refusal or inability to be with their child early in their lives, like losing money. There are mothers and fathers who cannot extend their leaves thanks to the family’s economic situation. That is except for that fact that some fathers on a paternity leave would often find themselves scrutinized by some of their fellow workers.
But it is beyond that, paternity leaves will both help the father and their youngster. It is just a matter of creating the government and also the public to understand that.
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