I am due to have my first baby in August/September, with my DP taking 2 weeks statutory paternity leave from the actual birth date (all agreed with his work).
I have now realised that the bank holiday, 29th August, is very likely to fall in this paternity leave. DPs holiday entitlement is 28 days including bank holidays- so in effect work dictate the 8 bank holiday dates and he can pick the other 20 days.
What we are unclear about is whether he will still get the days worth of holiday pay if this falls within his 2 weeks of statutory paternity leave. One day of holiday pay is worth more than the week of stat pat so not to be sniffed at.
He has tried to ask at work but it's a tiny place and they seem to think you get one or the other, but equally he can't take the holiday day elsewhere. I think they may be wrong.
The other options I can see are: delaying his pat leave start until the Monday after 29th August if baby hasn't come before hand (I can manage 4 days on my own), start the 2 week pat leave on Tuesday 30th or hope baby arrives 2 weeks or more before 29th. I understand you can't split the 2 weeks pat leave up into two week long blocks or we would have been tempted to do this.