Paternity

[stan_lers]

Apologies if this is the wrong forum to ask in but wasn't sure where else to post.

My wife and I are trying for a baby at the moment (well, not right this moment), and I know that I would be entitled to two weeks paternity leave. However, the guidelines say that it has to be taken in one block.

The issue is that I work in engineering and as part of my rota I have a week off every 4. If the baby arrived the week before my week off, would that mean that I can only take one week, or would it carry on after my week off?

That week is essentially my weekends rolled into one, so I imagine I would be able to split paternity leave either side, but I just wanted clarification ahead of time.

[postman2014]

Just start it when it is best for you. As long as you do it within the first 56 days of the baby being born.

[nutcracker]

You can take either 1 or 2 weeks’ leave. If you choose to take 2 weeks, you can take them together or separately.

That’s statutory for all companies not just RM.

https://www.gov.uk/paternity-pay-leave/leave