Is anyone elses OH taking part of their paid maternity leave?

tea_lover

rpc wrote: »

If he meets the qualifying criteria (which are rather simple) then he has a statutory right to leave - there shouldn't be any 'struggle' to it. Any company that makes it a struggle could find themselves in very hot water - and should be thrown in it IMHO. Paternity pay has additional requirements, but almost all working dads will qualify for leave.

Yes sorry, I worded that very badly. He would of course be entitled to the statutory requirements, but I know he'd feel bad about taking it. There's only 3 people in the company, and the boss is his best friend (and has been for over 20 years).

The boss is a great mate to both of us, and would bend over backwards to make life easier for us and make sure we had what we were entitled to. But I know that my OH hates feeling like he's letting him down, it's a nightmare just trying to get him to take any time off sick, and annual leave is even worse!

Obviously once there's a baby to consider (fingers crossed it will happen) then I'm sure his priorities will change, but I know that he still won't be comfortable with what he sees as leaving them in the lurch.

Probably still a terrible explanation!