Paternity Leave “Paternity leave” refers to a kind of special leave granted to employees for meeting their family need. (ref 1) It is a kind of parental leave that is for caring of newborns or newly adopted children (ref 15). In the society‚ people put more emphasis on creating a better work-life balance. Paternity Leave is one of the sources of creating work-life balance. According to the studies of the University Of Hong Kong Public Opinion Programme‚ it found that Paternity leave is one of the
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Should Men Take Paternity Leave from Work Katrina Baron ENG/102 Vicki Lynn Samson Everyone knows that expecting mothers take maternity leave from work when their child is born. With that being said according the Family Medical Leave Act excepting fathers are allowed paternity leave from work. In order to better support the mother of their child along with personally care for their child‚ a father should be allowed a paternity leave. Many employers do offer paternity leave but some offer
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Father Should Take Paternity Leave Nowadays‚ we already get used to maternity leave‚ that because mothers should take a rest from their job during their healing time after giving birth to their child. But now fathers can take paternity leave too. Even there are people who still arguing whether fathers should take paternity leave or not. However‚ fathers who take paternity leave can be very helpful to taking care for their family. People argue that most men cannot handle the household
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Men‚ if all were given the possibility to achieve paid paternity leave‚ would have the ability to help their significant other after childbirth or adoption while remaining a healthy relationship. The mother is given a chance to recuperate after the birth if the father is there to help with the child. Wahm‚ a website for work-at-home mothers‚ states that‚ “If the father were able to get paternity leave‚ it would take a huge burden off your shoulders”. The quote is concerning the mothers who work from
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should consider asking your workplace if they offer paid paternity leave.You maybe asking yourself well why should I do this?And you should do this because this is a wonderful program called FMLA.It “Entitles eligible employees of covered employees to take unpaid‚Job-Protected leave for specified family and medical reasons‚Without continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. Eligible employees are entitled to’’.So this allows
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even knowing who one parent is in the first place may be pressed with difficulties in their life. In “Leave Practices of Parents after the Birth or Adoption of Young Children” it is explained‚ “Children whose mothers did not report taking any leave (10% of the total) were more likely to be from a lone-parent family.” I was raised by a single mother and when I was born my mother did not take any leave from work or school. She had me on the weekend and was back on a Tuesday. I was raised mostly by my
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I believe that all men should take paternity leave‚ a lot of men do get paternity leave but most of the companies that offer paternity leave don’t offer paid paternity leave and some don’t give the men near as long as women get. Washington‚ New Jersey‚ and California are the states that have paid paternity leave. In California a man can take up to six weeks at partial pay. Companies that do allow men to take unpaid paternity leave have to let the person come back with the same job‚ pay‚ and seniority
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06/24/2012 Ciera Clark National American University Should Father’s Receive Paid Paternity Leave In this day in age we find ourselves wondering if is feasible for men to get paid paternity leave‚ since women get paid maternity leave after they have their baby. You have to really think about this though‚ because not all companies pay women to take maternity leave. So why would we pay our men to take paternity leave when not all women get paid when they have no choice but to take off after having
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to name a few. But at work? Well‚ that’s outside our jurisdiction. So here’s what us moms think dads could (should) do to get the most out of their way-too-short paternity leave. 1. Take a Leave. The first step to a great paternity leave is to actually take one. According to a 2012 survey of new dads‚ more than half did not take a leave. And among those who did‚ the majority took less than a week. This time is more precious than we even realize. Yeah‚ it will be hard financially
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gender equality is slowly taking importance‚ men getting paternity leave does not seem like an alien idea. Maternity leaves are never objectionable however when it comes to paternity leaves it becomes one of the most controversial topics of all times. Reasons for maternity leaves are well justified as the women have to carry the child with them as part of their body until the child is born but there are justified reasons for the paternity leave as well. Men have just as much right‚ need and obligation
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