Law on Parental Leave is changing soon

Had a conversation with someone recently on this and was wondering the following - if a person is working part time (say 3 day week) is the parental leave pro-rated? i.e. they can only have (3/5th)*70 days, instead of the full 70? I would have thought that the full 70 still had to be given as it's in legislation. Any info on that ?
 
I took my parental leave and broke it down into hours, taking 3 hours off my working day, so instead of working 8.30 to 5.30 I worked 10 to 4 fice days a week. It worked great for me as my kids didn't have too long a day at creche and it worked very well for my employers too, as I managed to fit as much in the shorter hours as many who worked the full day.
 
There seems to be an uncertainty about whether you have an entitlement to anything other than the 14 weeks as a block. I don't have the act, but if you read the bill in conjunction with the old 1998 Act the wording is not absolute.
 
How is the work managed, when people are working a 4 day week for a year, or when they are out for a month?

I can understand the employers can employ a temp if you take your leave over 3 months.

However employers would not bother employing a temp if people wanted to work a four day week. I work a five day week in accounts and often it is a struggle to get the work done in the 40 hours, not to mind trying to get all that done in 4 days, and only getting paid for the 4 days.
 
buzybee said:
I work a five day week in accounts and often it is a struggle to get the work done in the 40 hours, not to mind trying to get all that done in 4 days, and only getting paid for the 4 days.
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Surely that is the employers problem.
 
Is the leave time 14 weeks of 7 days or 14 weeks or 5 working days?

I'm taking mine 1 day a week so would be very interested to know.

Thanks
 
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