Hi,
We are expecting our 2nd child in a few weeks. After our first I had two days paternity leave followed by about two weeks annual leave.
I hadn't even thought about shared parental leave this time around as I assumed it would be statutory/unpaid. Luckily someone I worked with pointed me in the correct direction and the company actually offers up to 20 weeks full pay.
I appreciate that this is very generous and I realise I am very fortunate, we've decided that I will take 13 weeks after birth following my 2 weeks paternity.
I'm thrilled about taking this time with the new born but also daunted by being away from work for this long. I've never had more than 20 consecutive days away from work since I was 14!
I guess that I'm a little worried that I'll come back and it will be a blank sheet, that I may loose my edge so to speak.
I'd like to know if anyone else felt this way before or after maternity/parental leave, man or woman, and if so what did you do to address it?
Also from the mans perspective did anyone find themselves being treated differently or resented? The reason I ask is that the whole concept is pretty new to me and probably to others. Whilst I think its a positive step forward I'm interested in how its perceived.
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engineersthumb · 27/08/2016 20:31
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