{"id":363332,"date":"2011-04-03T02:49:51","date_gmt":"2011-04-03T02:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/03\/paternity-leave-rules-take-effect\/"},"modified":"2011-04-03T02:49:51","modified_gmt":"2011-04-03T02:49:51","slug":"paternity-leave-rules-take-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/03\/paternity-leave-rules-take-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Paternity leave rules take effect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"61.260195758564\">\n    \t\t  <span><br \/>\n    <span>2 April 2011<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Last updated at <\/span><span>22:49 ET<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>New paternity leave rules have come into effect meaning that parents will be legally entitled to share time off work during their baby&#8217;s first year.<\/p>\n<p>The move means parents could take six months off work each.<\/p>\n<p>The government hopes to extend the measures with a fully flexible system of shared parental leave in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Federation of Small Businesses said a one-size-fits-all approach did not work and added to the administrative burden on small firms.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg outlined plans to press ahead with changes, first proposed by the previous government.<\/p>\n<p>  <span>Continuous contract<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The new rules mean a man will gain the right to additional paternity leave and pay. The rules also cover adoption. <\/p>\n<p>  <!--  Embedding the video player --><br \/>\n<!--  This is the embedded player component --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"35\">\n<div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"holding\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/77cfae9a25_51980224.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Cave, Federation of Small Businesses\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please turn on JavaScript.<\/strong> Media requires JavaScript to play.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <!-- embedding script --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <!-- companion banner --> <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- END - companion banner --><!-- caption --><\/p>\n<p>Andrew Cave, from the Federation of Small Businesses, said the new rules would introduce additional red tape for firms<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- END - caption -->\n        <\/div>\n<p><!-- end of the embedded player component --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Player embedded -->      <\/p>\n<p>Additional paternity leave (APL) will allow an employee to take up to 26 weeks&#8217; leave to care for the child, on top of two weeks of ordinary paternity leave. <\/p>\n<p>This can only be taken 20 or more weeks after the child&#8217;s birth or placement for adoption, and once the mother has returned to work from statutory maternity or adoption leave or ended her entitlement. <\/p>\n<p>The rate is \u00a3128.73 a week, or 90% of average weekly earnings.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify, the father must have been on a continuous contract with his employer for at least 26 weeks by the end of the 15th week before the baby is due.<\/p>\n<p>  \ufeff <link rel=\"stylesheet\" rev=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/nol\/shared\/spl\/hi\/comments\/css\/1.3\/comments-gvl3.css\"\/><!--[if lte IE 7]>\n    <link rel=\"stylesheet\" rev=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/nol\/shared\/spl\/hi\/comments\/css\/1.3\/comments-ie6-7.css\"\/>\n<![endif]--><!-- Comments Module Start --><a name=\"dna-comments\"\/>   <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/77cfae9a25_51980224.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Continue reading here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/business-12949382\" title=\"Paternity leave rules take effect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paternity leave rules take effect<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 2 April 2011 Last updated at 22:49 ET New paternity leave rules have come into effect meaning that parents will be legally entitled to share time off work during their baby&#8217;s first year. 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