To think you should still be entitled to paternity leave if you change jobs while your partner is expecting?

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I am currently 15 weeks pregnant.

DH has started to really dislike his job, to the point where he wants to look to change employers. He comes home really miserable each day.

If he were to get a new job now, my understanding is that he would not be entitled to time off for paternity leave.

I accept it may be unfair to expect a new employer to pay anything towards paternity leave but, as it's an important time for bonding with the new baby and supporting it's mother (I will be having a C-section), I'd have thought unpaid leave should still be possible.

It just seems like fathers contribution after the birth is not valued.

Couldn't there be some sort of system, like maternity allowance, where if the father is continuously employed, albeit by different employers, they're still entitled to 2 weeks of leave?

My DH has had to change jobs in all four of my pregnancies, every time paternity leave has been honoured, not paid, but time off given without question. Don't worry. :)

My son and his fiancé are expecting Twins, Infact they are currently waiting today for the call to go into delivery for her to be started , she's 37weeks. I can not believe the Paternity right in this country, I had my children many many years ago and my husband had more pay and rights then from his employer. When my son sais hes got to live off £140 week I was amazed there will be 5 of them this is a joke its not a right many will take , its bad enough that its a mere 2 weeks . id actually thought laws were in place for a yrs paternity leave with a months full pay going half for further 3 months reducing down the longer off. I must of dreamt it .