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Maternity swapped with paternity leave?
BrunoM
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A work colleague suggested there might be potential to swap maternity and paternity leave provisions in some parts of Europe - can I assume this is absolutely not the case in the UK? Or am I on to a huge winner? 
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Its absolutely not the case!!:heartpuls baby no3 due 16th November :heartpulsTEAM YELLOWDFD 16/6/10"Shut your gob! Or I'll come round your houses and stamp on all your toys" The ONE, the ONLY, the LEGENDARY Gene Hunt :heart2:0
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No it's not the case - the very reason Maternity was originally set up was to give the woman a chance to recuperate after the birth (obviously things have changed since!)0
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It is not yet the case, but could be by the end of this parliament :
http://www.dti.gov.uk/employment/workandfamilies/add-paternity-leave/index.htmlThe IVF worked;DS born 2006.0 -
A Swedish colleague of mine has just gone on 10 months paternity leave, his wife has already done 9 months maternity leave. There are rules and to get this length of time they have sacrifised some salary. But the costs still work out lots cheaper than taking on childcare.0
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