Paternity Pay

TELIC1_3

Do we as serving members get paternity pay as well as our normal pay? Most civvies i know get both.

Sparky29

No. You get paid 24 hours a day regardless of whether you are on leave, sick leave, ops etc.
Paternity leave is a recent thing in the forces. I have 3 kids and never got it. (youngest is 6 going on 26!!)

lee634

TELIC1 wrote: »

Do we as serving members get paternity pay as well as our normal pay? Most civvies i know get both.

So you want the time off work and extra money to drop sprogs.

Come on its the Armed Services not a charity

Sparky29

TELIC1 wrote: »

Do we as serving members get paternity pay as well as our normal pay? Most civvies i know get both.

Did your mates also tell you that they go on statutory sick pay when they are off work for a certain amount of time, don't get free medical, prescriptions and dental, don't get 6 weeks plus bank holidays paid leave a year don't play sport on a Wednesday and finish at dinnertime on a Friday.

Want the same terms and conditions as them?

Andy_L

I though paternity pay was the same as statutory sick leave, ie you only get it if your employer doesn't give you paid paternity leave.

1012donna

Sparky29 wrote: »

Did your mates also tell you that they go on statutory sick pay when they are off work for a certain amount of time, don't get free medical, prescriptions and dental, don't get 6 weeks plus bank holidays paid leave a year don't play sport on a Wednesday and finish at dinnertime on a Friday.

Want the same terms and conditions as them?

Could someone please tell the RAF this as my OH has never had a PE afternoon or early Friday stack!!!!

EmmEve

My dh got normal pay which we were very happy with! Its far more than most people get.

I don't know a single civvy who has received normal AND paternity pay tbh. In fact i don't know any who have received normal pay! Most i know have taken holiday to cover their paternity leave and generally only a week at that. They don't want to use half their holiday in one go or can't afford to have two weeks off on paternity pay.