BBCBecoming a new father can significantly affect the amount of leaving paternity available to fathers and Report published this week It proposes that Dads in the UK are poorly rewrite compared to what is on offer in another place in Europe.
The BBC News talked to Dads in different countries how much time they can take off the job after birth of their children – and how changed paternity for them.
When Jamie’s Kiara’s daughter was born three years ago, he says it was “incredibly hard.”
“I had to watch my partner fighting for our child,” Jamie says. “The biggest thing I remember was crying. My daughter is obviously needed support and my wife was struggling and exhausted.”
Several weeks after the birth of Kiara, Jamin’s mother-in-law flew out of Zimbabwe to support the family, because Jamie had only the right to the legal absence of paternity.
Rules in the UK Allow new fathers and other parents in full working work working work to take for two weeks. This refers to all partners, regardless of the genus, after birth, surrogacy or baby adoption, but not those who are self-employed or dads earn less than £ 123 per week.
Those eligible to receive 187.18 pounds per week, or 90% of their average earnings, whatever is lower. This acts less than half of the national wage for life.
Jamie, from Ashford in Kay, says the statutory salary “was honestly penny”.
He and his partner now expect his second child, in August – something they started to save before Jamie’s wife carried away even pregnant.
Jamie says his “frustration” is that he stated to attend the first world “Dad” at the beginning of this week, when the Fathers from the whole country protested outside the government’s business department and trade in Westminster.
“See things recently changed in other countries … Why don’t we keep each other?” Jamie says.
For the Octavio, spending four months at home with daughter Alicia made a “huge difference”.
He shared his fatherhood absence in two parts – six weeks – what was compulsory – Mimed after Alicia was born, and the remaining 10 weeks when his wife returned to work.
“Extended quality time with Alicija We have allowed us to develop a strong connection that I believe would not create so deeply,” says Octavio, a computer engineer from Seville.
During the past few years, Spain has increased how much time has been given with new fathers. In 2019, Tati were entitled to five weeks from work. But from 2021. years, it was extended to 16 weeks full of salaries, including for those who are self-employed. There is no cap for paid salary. This means that the parent holiday is now equal between moms and dad in Spain.
“These changes have really made a significant difference,” says Octavio.
France also made progressive steps on Paternity Patučica in recent years.
Antoine is an architect living on the outskirts of Paris and benefits from change. When his son Thibault was born five years ago, Antoine, who works full-time, had the right to two weekly absence of paternity.
But in September 2020. year, the ignition of paternity in France doubled, which means that Antoine was four weeks from work when his second child was born in 2023. years.
“I’m allowed to support my wife and children,” he says. “Fathers should be allowed to be more present during these family life periods who enrich all relationships and allow them to fully take their place as regular parents.”
French cleansing for obvious absence means tate – including those who are self-employed – they have to take a week after their child is born. The crying covers the employer for the first three days, but after that it is funded on the state.
The remaining 21 days, which can be divided into two pieces, are optional and can be taken in the next six months. The salary is closed at € 3,428 (2.921) per month.
Andre, who was born in Portugal and spent nine years living in England, says that the role of played by Dad in Denmark is one of the first things he noticed when he moved there.
“You see Dads walking with children and young babies,” says Andre. “I was like,” Wow, I’m not used to this. “”
Dads in Denmark, including those who are self-employed, can take 24 weeks working on full pay of state.
After eleven weeks, the remaining 13 can be transferred to birthday, if they want them, so they can use them as an additional maternity leave. One of the parents can dispose of up to 13 weeks of parents until their child is older nine.
Andre decided to share parental leave – taking two weeks immediately after Baby Miro and saved the remaining 11 weeks – so that he could take care of his nine-month son when his partner returned to work.
“In Denmark, the partner is expected to be more present,” says Andre. “Not just connecting with your child, but you want to develop a family together together.”
Dr. Kamil JanoviczTats with work hours in Poland are entitled to two weeks of absence of paternity. But unlike the UK, the salary is paid at 100%, which Kamil says it is “great.”
Shortly after the first birthday of his daughter Marianne, Kamil took another nine weeks of parental leave not transferable, which must be taken in the first year. This is available both parents, as long as they are employed and is paid at 70% full-time.
“For many families, 70% of nine weeks is very low,” but … when I took permission, my wife started to earn more, but she started earning more, so she began to earn more for our family. “
Camille says that additional nine weeks have mitigated many “stress”, because his wife crosses back to work after a year from the day in maternity leave.
“I was sure,” Kamil says. “I felt like I was doing a good job – and my daughter felt good with me.”
Mattias, from Stockholm, says that comforting the three-month’s son is “the best feeling I’ve ever experienced.”
Mattias is able to take advantage of one of the most credited paternity policies in the world. Parents in Sweden, including those who are self-employed, can share up to 480 days of parents, with 90 days reserved especially for each parent.
Time time for Dad was first represented in Sweden in 1995. year, with the introduction of “Daddy’s Moon” – 30 days only for fathers. This use-an IT-IT model rose to 60 days in 2002. years and 90 days in 2016 years.
The first 390 days for each parent is paid at 80% of the government, to the monthly cap of SEK47.750 (3,590 lbs). After that, there is a daily statutory compensation SEK180 (£ 14).
Mattias lasted six weeks when he was born Otto and would use another nine months of parental vacation from November.
“We could share the load at the beginning when everything was new,” Mattias says. “Those six weeks are allowed to be parents together – it made a huge difference.”
Cleaning – View from Great Britain
Some companies, both in the UK and abroad, payments from their own pocket for enhanced peasnism outside the statutory minimum. But research from 2023. it has shown that only 12% of households from low-income households had access to their full legal absence and payment of employer development.
Alex Lloyd-Hunter, co-founder of Dad’s shift, says “money is the only biggest barrier” Dads who take off free work and want the government to finance better paternity for all dads.
The report, which publishes the Women and Equality Committee this week (already), said that the Statural Wage in the UK is “completely out of the kilogram of life costs”. It proposed that the government should consider increasing paternity of salary to 90% or more and paternity and paternity for six weeks in pheasant access.
The report also looked at the joint parent leave, introduced in 2014. years, which allows parents to share up to 50 weeks of rest and up to 37 weeks of payment after birth or adoption of a child. The review revealed that many families consider “unnecessarily complex”. It is used for less than 2% of all births and report from 2023. It suggests almost half (45%) Dads even aware common parental leave there were options.
“We know that the parental departure system needs to be improved,” said spokeswoman for business and trade departments, adding to the government review of maternity leave, leave for paternity and shared parent vacation.
They also pointed to changes that mean that Dad will soon need a company 26 weeks to be entitled to constantly ignition of paternity.
