Leave entitlement for Surrogate Father if Wife is not working

[donb123]

Reading through the UK guidelines Surrogacy is treated similar to adoption from a leave entitlement point of view. For adoption the rules say one parent is entitled to 6 weeks leave at 90% pay and other parent is entitled to paternity leave for 2 weeks. How does it work if only the husband is employed? Is the Husband entitled to take 6 weeks leave?

Location : England

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www.acas.org.uk/surrogacy

www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1828

[dementedpixie]

Its not 6 weeks leave, it's up to 52 weeks leave and Statutory Adoption Pay is paid for up to 39 weeks with the first 6 weeks at 90%.

[donb123]

Thanks for the clarification dementedpixie. Is the father allowed to take this leave if the wife is not employed?

[dementedpixie]

I would imagine so, as would it not be discrimination to only offer it to the female of the adopters?