PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
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Topic: PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
Posted By: first
Subject: PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 9:28am
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What is the general time off people get off if they have been working full time for a company?
I thought it was two weeks but DH has been told only a week. ONE WEEK. Are they kidding. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 9:31am
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Wow, he's lucky to get any paid leave from his employer. I thought dads just took annual leave. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 9:32am
| I dont think they are entitled to any paid leave (unless they share your paid parental leave). I thought they were entitled to 1 week unpaid if they have been there for 12 months or more. |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 9:40am
Yup thats true. His company may offer something else on top of this. At DH's old work once they had been there for over a certain amount of time they were entitled to up to 6 weeks paid parental leave (paid for by their work) but that had conditions attached with it like how long the mum was taking off etc. |
nzpiper wrote:Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 9:41am
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Yep dads aren't entitled to any paid leave, but I'm pretty sure they are entitled to 2 weeks unpaid leave.
Unless their place of employment is lovely like my DH's, and they gave him 2 weeks paid off, and then he took another week off unpaid. ETA just found info http://www.ers.dol.govt.nz/parentalleave/employees/summary.html - here and yep if he's been working there for 12 months full time, he gets 2 weeks unpaid. ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: first
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 9:53am
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Oh. I guess my friend just had a good deal with her DH's work.
Wow that is really quite sad. Poor dad's get no adjustment time. Thanks for your replies. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 10:22am
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My DH took 2 weeks of my PPL when Josh was born, and had a few days of leave so took an extra few (as we knew when Josh was coming so it worked out well) days. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: gypsynita
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 10:41am
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i've just been looking into it too -- it's two weeks unpaid if they've been with the company for 12 months or more, only get one week unpaid if with the company 6-12 months.
sucks - they deserve paid leave as much as we do!! ------------- Anita Mum to Cian (Aug 08), Josh (Jun 10) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 12:44pm
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goodness me!
i'm glad Matt works from home so I dont have to worry about him having any leave really. That and his boss is real awesome. |
Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 5:05pm
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Yup, partners definitely have a legal entitlement to up to 2 weeks unpaid leave. DH gets one week on full pay and 1 week unpaid. There's one firm in town that pays men 6 weeks paid parental leave - on full pay, not the $300 from the government. How nice would that be?! ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: dramateyz
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 5:09pm
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Can anyone please tell me if PPL can be deferred? Im a school teacher and Im due right at the start of the summer holidays. Normally I would get full pay for 7 weeks as its holidays, but if I take it does that mean I forfeit my PPL? Can I defer my PPL and take it when my 7 weeks of school holidays run out? ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 5:20pm
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What about if the mum is a SAHM, does that mean the father can get full PPL? -------------  |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 5:26pm
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no...the Mum has to be eligable....it sucks:( ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 8:09pm
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my Dh only got one week off with Alan and they were nice enough to pay him advanced holiday pay as he had only been working there 6 week's he had worked there a few year's back and they knew we had shifted town at the last minute. With Mikey again he had not been there 12 month's so was not entittled to anything and unfortunality he had been off sick the week before Bub's arrived so he was only off for 2 day's plus the weekend. This time round he would qualify however due to staffing issue's chances are he will only get a week if lucky he is back at his original job when we first moved here they are pretty good so you never know it depend's if he has the holiday's oweing. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 8:28pm
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Pregnant women are entitled to 10 days unpaid special leave to attend appointments, scans etc. Fathers are entitled to 10 days unpaid paternal leave around the time of the birth. Most Dad's use their annual leave so they can be paid for the time off.
In addition to this if you are in paid employment you can take up to 52 weeks extended leave which is unpaid. You can transfer this to your partner and there are conditions based on your length of service, hours worked etc. If you are in paid employment you can also take 14 weeks paid parental leave, again subject to conditions based on tenure and hours worked. This is administered by IRD not your employer. This is the only paid leave you are entitled to, however some employers will offer paid parental leave. You can not be on annual leave and paid parental leave at the same time so most people time their paid parental leave to start when their annual leave runs out. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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