Compares UK paternity leave with the rest of Europe

Becoming a new father can significantly cause the amount of paternity leave, and Report published this week The UK daddy gets badly compared to offer in Europe anywhere else.

BBC News talked to Daddy of Different countries with the birth of their children working after the birth of their children and how it has changed for them.

When Jamie’s daughter Kiara was born three years ago, he says it was “very difficult”.

“I had to see my partner caring for our children,” says Jamiek. “The biggest thing I remember was crying. My daughter should clearly need help and my wife struggled and was tired.”

A few weeks before Kiara, Jamie’s mother-in-law escaped the family to help the family, Jamie only had the right to the Statute paternity leave.

UK rules Allow new fathers and second parents to do two-week work in full-time work. It applies to all partners, regardless of gender, birth, surrogation, or after a baby, but not autonomous or daddy earn less than £ 123 per week.

Eligible to receive £ 187.18 a week, or 90% of average earnings is lower. This makes less than half of the national life.

Jamie, Ashford’s Kent, says the statute payment “was truly difficult.”

He and his partner expects the second child, in August, something Jamie’s wife Zanele started saving before you fall pregnant.

His “frustrations” about paternity says “Father strike” this week went out of the “Father Strike” in the world, who worked outside the government from the government outside the country.

“Seeing things relatively changing in other countries … Why don’t we keep it?” Jamie says.

For Octavio, Alicia has passed four months with his daughter.

He divided his paternity leave in two parts – six weeks – that was mandatory – after Alicia was born, and when his wife returned to work.

“I thought the extended quality of Alice believed that developing a strong bond, it would not be very different,” says Octavio, Seville Computer Engineers.

In recent years, Spain has increased the time given to the new father. In 2019, the father had the right to five-week work. But from 2021, it was extended until 16 weeks to the full salary for those who are self-employed. There is no hat on paid wages. Parental Authorization means that Spanish mothers and fathers are the same.

“These changes have had a terrible difference,” Octavio says.

France has also made progressive steps about paternity leave.

Antoine is an architect who lives outside Paris, and has had the advantage of changes. When his son was born in Thibault five years ago, the Antolina works full-time, with a two-week paternity leave.

But in September 2020 paternity permits doubled, which has been four weeks when his second son was born in 2023.

“It gave me my wife and child to protect me,” he said. “Father must be more in the times of family life that enriches all relationships and allow them to remove their place as a full-time parent.”

French paternity permits means fathers, including those who have self-employed – must take a week work immediately after his children are born. Payment is covered by employer for the first three days, but after that the state is funded.

The remaining 21 days, which can be divided into two parts, are optional and can be taken at any time in the next six months. The payment is € 3,428 (£ 2,921) is per month.

André, he was born in Portugal and lived in England for nine years, says he was one of the first things that he noticed that the significant mission played by the daddy in Denmark.

“You see the father walks with his kids and young babies,” says André. “I was like me:” Wow, I’m not used to do so. “

Danish daddies, including those who have autonomous, can last 24 weeks paid by the State.

After eleven weeks, the remaining 13th can be transferred to the birth partner if you wish, they can use it as an additional maternity leave. One of the parents can delay 13 weeks of parents until nine years old.

André decided to split his parents’ permission after giving his baby Miro, after saving and saving the remaining 11 weeks, he can take care of his nine-month son when his partner returns to work.

“In Denmark, the partner is expected to be more present,” says André. “You’re not connecting with your child, you want to develop the family in its entirety.”

Daddy with full-time jobs in Poland have two weeks of paternity leave. Unlike in the UK, the salary is 100% paid, Kamil says it was “big”.

Soon after the first birthday of Daughter Marianna, Kamil spent another nine weeks with unauthorized parents, to take the first year. It is available to both parents while employed, and is paid in 70% of a full-time salary.

“For many families, 70% nine weeks is very low,” he said … but I left the wife back to work. I won 30% less, but he began to earn more for our family. So it was beneficial for our family.

Kamil says nine extra weeks relieved a lot of “stress” as his wife passed work after maternity leave.

“I was sure,” Kamil says. “I felt like I was doing a good job, and my daughter felt well with me.”

Mattia, in Stockholm, calms three months of reassuring the son of the three months “is the best feeling I’ve ever experienced”.

Mattiak is able to take advantage of unauthorized policies in the world. Swedish parents, including self-employed, can share 480 days of parents 480 days, reserved 90 days per parent.

The disc for the record was first entered Sweden in 1995, along with the entry of “Father Month”, 30 days for parents. This use-or loss model has risen to 60 days in 2002 and 90 days in 2016.

The first 390 days of each parent is paid in 80% of the Government, SEK47.750 (£ 3,590) with a monthly salary cap. After that, SEK180 (£ 14) is a daily statutory compensation.

Mattia took six weeks when Otto was born and will use nine months from November to parents.

“We were able to share at the beginning of the load when everything was new,” says Mattiak. “These six weeks allowed us to be able to have parents together – that had a terrible difference.”

Some companies, both in the UK and abroad, get better paternity leave from their pocket beyond the least statute. But 2023 studies showed only 12% of his father’s father’s father’s fathers to pay for their parents’ permits and salaries.

Alex Lloyd-Hunter, Father Shift creator, says “The only money barrier” comes out of work and the government wants to better finance paternity leave for all daddy.

This week, this week he published the women’s and Equality Committee (WEC) that the UK statutory salary was “completely external cost”. The increase in large paternity should be thought of increasing payment of 90 or more paternals and paternity had to leave for six weeks.

The shared permission of parents included in 2014 has also been studied. Many families believed revisions that “unnecessary complex”. It is used in less than 2% of all births and a report of 2023 suggests that almost half of the daddies (45%) suggests that he was not known for his parents’ shared permission.

“We know that the parental termination system should be improved,” said a spokesman for the business and trade department, the government would share maternity leave, paternity leave and parental permission.

They pointed to changing their father soon, that a company should not be taken soon for 26 weeks to be the right to paternity leave.