Should men get paternity leave from work?

QueenJayJay
QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
edited November 12 in Chit-Chat
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  • AmberJslimsAWAY
    AmberJslimsAWAY Posts: 2,339 Member
    I think men should get a week. Not the 6 weeks women get so their bodies can recover
  • dg09
    dg09 Posts: 754
    Definitely.
  • angied80
    angied80 Posts: 713 Member
    I think a few days should be sufficient.. I mean they didn't blast the thing out of their crotch but they were involved in the baby making.
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    I think men should get a week. Not the 6 weeks women get so their bodies can recover

    What if he's doing all the work? (taking care of the newborn)
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
    They already have that option here in Canaduh. Mat leave is 52 weeks paid (capped percentage of your prior income and your job must be held for you while you're gone. Men can take paternity leave but however many weeks they take is deducted from the mother's 52 weeks.
  • zoedallas
    zoedallas Posts: 116 Member
    Yes, absolutely. They need to bond with their baby too. And help while mom recovers, lol!
  • memcd911
    memcd911 Posts: 230 Member
    Meh. Are you suggesting that the man would ACTUALLY help out during that time?!
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    They do. It's called FMLA, look it up.
  • timadotcom
    timadotcom Posts: 653 Member
    Why not? They do in Canada and Germany with pay from the government if the company is not willing to pay for it. And we think Americans have it all........pffffttt!!!
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    They already have that option here in Canaduh. Mat leave is 52 weeks paid (capped percentage of your prior income and your job must be held for you while you're gone. Men can take paternity leave but however many weeks they take is deducted from the mother's 52 weeks.

    WHATTTTT??????? We get 6! 9 max, but the last 3 are without pay!
  • xo_morgan
    xo_morgan Posts: 298
    I think so, especially if the woman had a c-section. The work should offer 6 weeks like the wife to take..but maybe only 2 of them should be paid or something.
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    Meh. Are you suggesting that the man would ACTUALLY help out during that time?!

    Mine did. :love: :heart: I had a rough c-section recovery.
  • AmberJslimsAWAY
    AmberJslimsAWAY Posts: 2,339 Member
    I think men should get a week. Not the 6 weeks women get so their bodies can recover

    What if he's doing all the work? (taking care of the newborn)

    Doesn't matter. Women need that time off so their bodies can heal.
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    I think they should, give them some time to bond with the baby.
  • AmberJslimsAWAY
    AmberJslimsAWAY Posts: 2,339 Member
    Meh. Are you suggesting that the man would ACTUALLY help out during that time?!

    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
  • xo_morgan
    xo_morgan Posts: 298
    They already have that option here in Canaduh. Mat leave is 52 weeks paid (capped percentage of your prior income and your job must be held for you while you're gone. Men can take paternity leave but however many weeks they take is deducted from the mother's 52 weeks.

    I'm moving to Canada to have my children.
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    They do. It's called FMLA, look it up.

    I'm aware of that. It's not specifically "paternity" leave, though. Women have "maternity" leave. Should men have "paternity" leave?
  • Bikini27
    Bikini27 Posts: 1,290 Member
    I think men should get a week. Not the 6 weeks women get so their bodies can recover

    What if he's doing all the work? (taking care of the newborn)

    Then I love him and he should take the rest of the year off while mommy goes back to work.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Federally mandated leave given for the birth of a child isn't paternity leave?
  • galegetsthin
    galegetsthin Posts: 1,340 Member
    They already have that option here in Canaduh. Mat leave is 52 weeks paid (capped percentage of your prior income and your job must be held for you while you're gone. Men can take paternity leave but however many weeks they take is deducted from the mother's 52 weeks.

    WHATTTTT??????? We get 6! 9 max, but the last 3 are without pay!


    We are eligible for 12 (federal stipulations) We only HAVE to be paid for what we have in accumulated pay availiable. Men get the same option. When my daughter was born. My ex stayed home the first 3 weeks, just to help me adjust and have the time off. I wish he had just gone to work.
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
    They already have that option here in Canaduh. Mat leave is 52 weeks paid (capped percentage of your prior income and your job must be held for you while you're gone. Men can take paternity leave but however many weeks they take is deducted from the mother's 52 weeks.

    WHATTTTT??????? We get 6! 9 max, but the last 3 are without pay!

    Yep! And if you're lucky, your job will top up the pay for the year. However, both the gov and workplaces have rules about how many hours/months you have to accumulate before you're eligible for first or repeat births.
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    Yes. My brother got a few weeks of leave when his son was born. I think it helped his wife a lot to have another adult around to run errands, help with certain chores, and just to give her a break every now and then. Plus, I think fathers deserve time to bond with newborns, too.
  • LifeOnMars_
    LifeOnMars_ Posts: 720 Member
    They already have that option here in Canaduh. Mat leave is 52 weeks paid (capped percentage of your prior income and your job must be held for you while you're gone. Men can take paternity leave but however many weeks they take is deducted from the mother's 52 weeks.

    True story :)
  • lisaidem
    lisaidem Posts: 194 Member
    I think a few days should be sufficient.. I mean they didn't blast the thing out of their crotch but they were involved in the baby making.

    HAAAAAAA this made me spit, well spit, all over the keyboard. Like projectile laughing. Guffawing even. I ADORE the visual that women are blasting babies out of their crotches like WWII heavy artillery. :heart:
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Yes. As badger mentioned, it is already in place in Canada and certain EU countries.
  • ColCul
    ColCul Posts: 53
    It's parental leave in Canada. Mom or Dad can take it, or share it, even when you adopt. You are paid 55% of your salary and some companies top it up. I loved my years off of work!
  • butterflyliz32
    butterflyliz32 Posts: 124 Member
    In the US, men are eligible for Family Medical Leave (unpaid, unless they choose to use paid time off, which is not required by employers to offer/allow), the same as women. Part of that Act is not just to physically heal yourself, but also to take care of family members, or bond with a new baby. This is goes for either a direct-born child or an adopted child. Not to mention, (most) new dad are also adjusting physically to a new schedule and new demand in the household, which can affect ther ability to perform on the job. I think it is a good thing for both mom and dad to take the time to get used to the new baby and get into the new routine.

    Sorry... my HR hat slipped on there for a minute...
  • SofaKingRad
    SofaKingRad Posts: 1,592 Member
    Yeah I think it's a good thing. I wish I had it. Not necessarily the 12 weeks my wife had, but at least a couple of weeks would have been nice.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Most fathers are eligible for 12 weeks of Paternity Leave under FMLA.

    And they absolutely should have paternity leave.
  • Tiff587
    Tiff587 Posts: 264 Member
    Not a parent, so not sure I count.

    My brother had a couple of weeks off, he helped mummy and baby and bonded. I think it's quite important, he would have been devastated to have to leave straight away.
    Certainly, when I have a baby I would love to have my parter there to support me for first week or so. Also it must be very hard for new dads to be sleep deprived and then work full time.

    :flowerforyou:
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