I was one of the first to ask for SPL in my company. My husband WAS the first dad in his...and after an initially warm reception, once his employer worked out the terms, they made sure that it really didn't work for us.
They made my husband take all his 'enhanced leave' in the first 20 weeks of my daughter's life which didn't help AT ALL.
Our ideal scenario would have allowed me to go back to work (after 8 months) whilst my husband took over for 4-6 weeks with my daughter before she went into childcare. As it was, we had to hang out together...and he's great and all that but it was not the best use of full paid time.
I really want to hear about other's experiences? Did you make it work or get shafted? Would better guidelines from government help?
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Mitchell50 · 02/02/2017 15:54
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