How much maternity/paternity leave does your company offer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Biglaw. 20 weeks primary caregiver and 4 weeks secondary caregiver (this is an illegal policy, but I digress).

How so? It’s fairly common to offer less to the person who did not give birth.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:None, tech

Adding we also dont qualify for FMLA

Yes you do

[Anonymous]

Husband in tech. Zero, zero pto.

I was county gov and got flma and saved sick, annual and unpaid.

[Anonymous]

0

Federal attorney, kids were born in 2015 and 2018. I was able to use accrued leave - 6 weeks sick was standard for physical recovery. I could use more than that if I had a doctors note that additional time was needed for my physical recovery or if the baby needed medical care. I could not use sick leave for regular newborn care or bonding with the baby, but I could use annual leave for that.

Yes, I am still upset about this after 10 years. I am so glad my colleagues having kids now have the benefit of 12 weeks parental leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:None, tech

Adding we also dont qualify for FMLA

Yes you do

Not if its a small company.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Biglaw. 20 weeks primary caregiver and 4 weeks secondary caregiver (this is an illegal policy, but I digress).

How so? It’s fairly common to offer less to the person who did not give birth.

You can give 6-8 weeks extra to the person who gives birth, not 16 weeks extra.

[Anonymous]

Me: Nonprofit - 12 weeks paid + up to 12 additional weeks unpaid (job protection).

DH: Sales - 5 days

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:None, tech

Adding we also dont qualify for FMLA

Yes you do

How?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Biglaw. 20 weeks primary caregiver and 4 weeks secondary caregiver (this is an illegal policy, but I digress).

How so? It’s fairly common to offer less to the person who did not give birth.

You can give 6-8 weeks extra to the person who gives birth, not 16 weeks extra.

6-8 weeks is only for the dinner size plate hole to reduce. It's not an actual recovery timeline. With that said, for a woman (yes, a woman) to recover from birth it usually means she needs to rest, which means you cant be solely responsible for a newborn. So, minimum the woman who gave birth and her partner (if there is one) should receive minimum 16 weeks both. In the interests of baby safely entering daycare, minimum 6 mos. Ideally for attachment purposes 6mos-18mo total between both parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Biglaw. 20 weeks primary caregiver and 4 weeks secondary caregiver (this is an illegal policy, but I digress).

How so? It’s fairly common to offer less to the person who did not give birth.

You can give 6-8 weeks extra to the person who gives birth, not 16 weeks extra.

6-8 weeks is only for the dinner size plate hole to reduce. It's not an actual recovery timeline. With that said, for a woman (yes, a woman) to recover from birth it usually means she needs to rest, which means you cant be solely responsible for a newborn. So, minimum the woman who gave birth and her partner (if there is one) should receive minimum 16 weeks both. In the interests of baby safely entering daycare, minimum 6 mos. Ideally for attachment purposes 6mos-18mo total between both parents.

Fairy Tale.

[Anonymous]

Had an unplanned c section on a Monday. Went home from hospital Friday. Husband went back to work Monday. No help. First child. Unemployed so I had all the time in the world. Asked my husband how much time he had off. Never gave a clear answer. He ran his company. So I guess 5 days. I was a fool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Biglaw. 20 weeks primary caregiver and 4 weeks secondary caregiver (this is an illegal policy, but I digress).

How so? It’s fairly common to offer less to the person who did not give birth.

You can give 6-8 weeks extra to the person who gives birth, not 16 weeks extra.

6-8 weeks is only for the dinner size plate hole to reduce. It's not an actual recovery timeline. With that said, for a woman (yes, a woman) to recover from birth it usually means she needs to rest, which means you cant be solely responsible for a newborn. So, minimum the woman who gave birth and her partner (if there is one) should receive minimum 16 weeks both. In the interests of baby safely entering daycare, minimum 6 mos. Ideally for attachment purposes 6mos-18mo total between both parents.

You don't need 6-18 months for attachment. And, this is crazy to expect that much paid leave. My husband was back at work after 3 days of us adopting and we had to live in a hotel room in another state with him commuting for 3 weeks... we were plenty bonded in days, not weeks.

[Anonymous]

Feds offer 12 weeks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Had an unplanned c section on a Monday. Went home from hospital Friday. Husband went back to work Monday. No help. First child. Unemployed so I had all the time in the world. Asked my husband how much time he had off. Never gave a clear answer. He ran his company. So I guess 5 days. I was a fool.

Paternity leave is Bull shit and should not be allowed.

My company was one of very first with paternity leave way back in 1995. First year a guy took paternity leave his wife called up HR pissed as shit he was getting a two week off free vacation. Turns out he got his mistress pregnant and we gave him paid time off as a reward.

Next day his mistress called called pissed as shit as he was not at hospital but was on vacation in Vegas with his girlfriend.

Turns out our HR policy you get it if a man even if not your wife and no requirement to even spend the time with the kid.

Wonen should get more and men zero

[Anonymous]

24 weeks parental leave, irrespective of who had the baby. Auditing/Accounting.