OHbaby! Forums : PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:29:36 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:28:50 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=16563 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE : Pregnant women are entitled to...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=363484&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#363484 Author: jaz
Subject: 16563
Posted: 22 April 2008 at 8:28pm

Pregnant women are entitled to 10 days unpaid special leave to attend appointments, scans etc. Fathers are entitled to 10 days unpaid paternal leave around the time of the birth. Most Dad's use their annual leave so they can be paid for the time off.

In addition to this if you are in paid employment you can take up to 52 weeks extended leave which is unpaid. You can transfer this to your partner and there are conditions based on your length of service, hours worked etc.

If you are in paid employment you can also take 14 weeks paid parental leave, again subject to conditions based on tenure and hours worked. This is administered by IRD not your employer. This is the only paid leave you are entitled to, however some employers will offer paid parental leave.

You can not be on annual leave and paid parental leave at the same time so most people time their paid parental leave to start when their annual leave runs out. ]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:28:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=363484&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#363484 <![CDATA[PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE : my Dh only got one week off with...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=363450&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#363450 Author: 11111
Subject: 16563
Posted: 22 April 2008 at 8:09pm

my Dh only got one week off with Alan and they were nice enough to pay him advanced holiday pay as he had only been working there 6 week's he had worked there a few year's back and they knew we had shifted town at the last minute. With Mikey again he had not been there 12 month's so was not entittled to anything and unfortunality he had been off sick the week before Bub's arrived so he was only off for 2 day's plus the weekend. This time round he would qualify however due to staffing issue's chances are he will only get a week if lucky he is back at his original job when we first moved here they are pretty good so you never know it depend's if he has the holiday's oweing.

Edited by ButterflyMum]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:09:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=363450&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#363450 <![CDATA[PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE : no...the Mum has to be eligable....it...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=363275&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#363275 Author: ElfsMum
Subject: 16563
Posted: 22 April 2008 at 5:26pm

no...the Mum has to be eligable....it sucks:( ]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:26:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=363275&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#363275 <![CDATA[PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE : What about if the mum is a SAHM,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=363265&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#363265 Author: busymum
Subject: 16563
Posted: 22 April 2008 at 5:20pm

What about if the mum is a SAHM, does that mean the father can get full PPL?]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:20:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=363265&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#363265 <![CDATA[PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE : Can anyone please tell me if PPL...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=363252&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#363252 Author: dramateyz
Subject: 16563
Posted: 22 April 2008 at 5:09pm

Can anyone please tell me if PPL can be deferred? Im a school teacher and Im due right at the start of the summer holidays. Normally I would get full pay for 7 weeks as its holidays, but if I take it does that mean I forfeit my PPL? Can I defer my PPL and take it when my 7 weeks of school holidays run out? ]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:09:40 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=363252&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#363252 <![CDATA[PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE : Yup, partners definitely have...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=363247&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#363247 Author: fire_engine
Subject: 16563
Posted: 22 April 2008 at 5:05pm

Yup, partners definitely have a legal entitlement to up to 2 weeks unpaid leave. DH gets one week on full pay and 1 week unpaid. There's one firm in town that pays men 6 weeks paid parental leave - on full pay, not the $300 from the government. How nice would that be?!]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:05:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=363247&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#363247 <![CDATA[PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE : goodness me! i&#039;m glad Matt...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362982&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362982 Author: MissAngel
Subject: 16563
Posted: 22 April 2008 at 12:44pm

goodness me!
i'm glad Matt works from home so I dont have to worry about him having any leave really. That and his boss is real awesome. ]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:44:09 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362982&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362982 <![CDATA[PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE : i&#039;ve just been looking into...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362813&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362813 Author: gypsynita
Subject: 16563
Posted: 22 April 2008 at 10:41am

i've just been looking into it too -- it's two weeks unpaid if they've been with the company for 12 months or more, only get one week unpaid if with the company 6-12 months.

sucks - they deserve paid leave as much as we do!!]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:41:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362813&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362813 <![CDATA[PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE : My DH took 2 weeks of my PPL when...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362786&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362786 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 16563
Posted: 22 April 2008 at 10:22am

My DH took 2 weeks of my PPL when Josh was born, and had a few days of leave so took an extra few (as we knew when Josh was coming so it worked out well) days.

]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:22:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362786&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362786 <![CDATA[PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE : Oh. I guess my friend just had...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362751&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362751 Author: first
Subject: 16563
Posted: 22 April 2008 at 9:53am

Oh. I guess my friend just had a good deal with her DH's work.
Wow that is really quite sad. Poor dad's get no adjustment time.
Thanks for your replies.]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:53:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362751&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362751 <![CDATA[PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE : Yep dads aren&#039;t entitled...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362737&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362737 Author: arohanui
Subject: 16563
Posted: 22 April 2008 at 9:41am

Yep dads aren't entitled to any paid leave, but I'm pretty sure they are entitled to 2 weeks unpaid leave.

Unless their place of employment is lovely like my DH's, and they gave him 2 weeks paid off, and then he took another week off unpaid.

ETA just found info here and yep if he's been working there for 12 months full time, he gets 2 weeks unpaid.

Edited by arohanui]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:41:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362737&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362737 <![CDATA[PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE : nzpiper wrote:I dont think...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362736&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362736 Author: kebakat
Subject: 16563
Posted: 22 April 2008 at 9:40am

Originally posted by nzpiper nzpiper wrote:

I dont think they are entitled to any paid leave (unless they share your paid parental leave).


Yup thats true.

His company may offer something else on top of this. At DH's old work once they had been there for over a certain amount of time they were entitled to up to 6 weeks paid parental leave (paid for by their work) but that had conditions attached with it like how long the mum was taking off etc.

Edited by kebakat]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:40:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362736&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362736 <![CDATA[PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE : I dont think they are entitled...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362721&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362721 Author: peanut butter
Subject: 16563
Posted: 22 April 2008 at 9:32am

I dont think they are entitled to any paid leave (unless they share your paid parental leave). I thought they were entitled to 1 week unpaid if they have been there for 12 months or more.]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:32:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362721&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362721 <![CDATA[PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE : Wow, he&#039;s lucky to get any...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362720&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362720 Author: aimeejoy
Subject: 16563
Posted: 22 April 2008 at 9:31am

Wow, he's lucky to get any paid leave from his employer. I thought dads just took annual leave.]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:31:09 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362720&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362720 <![CDATA[PARTNER’S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE : What is the general time off people...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362718&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362718 Author: first
Subject: 16563
Posted: 22 April 2008 at 9:28am

What is the general time off people get off if they have been working full time for a company?
I thought it was two weeks but DH has been told only a week. ONE WEEK. Are they kidding. ]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:28:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16563&PID=362718&title=partners-paid-parental-leave#362718