Ha! So much for equality!

VIRII said:
Quite, Paternity pay is great - if you can afford to take it. So it is a viable option for those on £100 a week but not for those on more normal money.
I took two weeks but only because I have a very nice bonus due this month.
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classic example of the less you earn the more financial support you get.. Sick of it.
 
VIRII said:
Child benefit is availoable for all kids and is not related to income.
Child tax credit is a part of working families tax credit and if you earn more than a couple of quid you don't get any.
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Thanks.

Admiral Huddy said:
the less you earn the more financial support you get.
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Slightly out of the context in which you said it, but....not quite true. My wife is disabled and can't work. Because I work more than 28 hours a week she is entitled to nothing other than DLA - the amount I earn isn't even taken into account - and DLA is less than Job Seekers Allowance! DLA stops when she reaches pensionable age, and she's not entitled to a state pension.
 
My wife is just about to return to work following her maternity leave. The organisation I work for gives 2 weeks full pay for Fathers. Which is nice.

I understood the law was changing for babies born after April1 2007, so Fathers were entitled to more Parernity leave?
 
FakeSnake said:
My wife is just about to return to work following her maternity leave. The organisation I work for gives 2 weeks full pay for Fathers. Which is nice.

I understood the law was changing for babies born after April1 2007, so Fathers were entitled to more Parernity leave?
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Our firm gives 3 days full pay and a lovely hamper of goodies for the baby and mother. I actually feel my firm is pretty generous.

I think the plan is that Fathers can take longer legally but not that they get paid for it.
 
Although it's tempting to suggest that any man wanting equality between paterninty and maternity leave should first be expected to push a bowling ball out of their rectum, I won't. ;)

I agree that fathers should be given more time off - not in the name of equality, but for the good of the child. If a child could have at least one of their parents on-hand each day during their first year I think that would be beneficial. 6 months paid leave for both mum and dad, taken as required would be ideal.
 
Von Luck said:
Although it's tempting to suggest that any man wanting equality between paterninty and maternity leave should first be expected to push a bowling ball out of their rectum, I won't. ;)

I agree that fathers should be given more time off - not in the name of equality, but for the good of the child. If a child could have at least one of their parents on-hand each day during their first year I think that would be beneficial. 6 months paid leave for both mum and dad, taken as required would be ideal.
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As i said above, maybe my choice of words wasn't appropriate. but i still feel that if fathers are to take a proactive role in the early years, then a week or so should be within easy reach for most companies not a day or two.
 
Admiral Huddy said:
i still feel that if fathers are to take a proactive role in the early years, then a week or so should be within easy reach for most companies not a day or two.
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I agree - it doesn't really seem fair.

I'm sure not only you want some time to help out but your wife would also really appreciate that help.
 
I agree that the government are pimping one thing, but not supplying the means to do it - you should be able to take a more proactive role and not suffer financially for it, but who will bear the cost?

Also, lets compare childless workers who get no time off on any amount of pay other than holiday pay (and as contract workers, some of us don't even get that).

If you think there's no equality between what new mums and dads get, try between parents and non-parents. That's laughable.
 
kitten_caboodle said:
I agree that the government are pimping one thing, but not supplying the means to do it - you should be able to take a more proactive role and not suffer financially for it, but who will bear the cost?

Also, lets compare childless workers who get no time off on any amount of pay other than holiday pay (and as contract workers, some of us don't even get that).

If you think there's no equality between what new mums and dads get, try between parents and non-parents. That's laughable.
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I had this discussion a couple of years ago with a girl/lady colleague about her disgust at not having time off for NOT having a baby!!
All she could get her head around was other women get up to 6months 'leave from work' for having a baby, and just because she chose not to could not have any extra!
She just would not understand that the 6months was not for HER, but for the raising of a NEWBORN in its first six months.

In conclusion, want maternity pay and time off, HAVE A BABY ;)
 
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