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paternity leave
noun
- a leave of absence from a job for a father to care for a new baby.
paternity leave
noun
- a period of paid absence from work, in the UK currently two weeks, to which a man is legally entitled immediately after the birth of his child
- a period of paid or unpaid absence from work granted to a man by his employer immediately after the birth of his child
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of paternity leave1
Example Sentences
The measures will allow eligible parents to take up to 12 weeks of leave, with statutory pay, on top of any other leave they may be entitled to including maternity and paternity leave.
Currently, mothers who are pregnant or on maternity leave have some legal protection from being made redundant - but fathers on paternity leave do not.
The bill currently gives workers the right to paternity leave from day one of their employment, instead of the current 26 weeks.
Denmark also offers a very generous six months of paid maternity and paternity leave.
Young, player of the series for the 3-0 win in India, played for the first time in this series in place of Devon Conway, who is on paternity leave.
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