The rules concerning sharing leaves or performing job in the time of using leaves connected with parenthood, are the same as in the case of the working mothers. The article is for completing information concerning the working father strictly.
What kind of leaves can be used by the working father?
From what kind of leaves the father of child can use when the mother of child hasn’t the right to use maternity leave?
He can use paternity leave or child-rearing leave.
In what cases the father of child may use the part of basic maternity leave?
Can the father of child use paternity leave or child-rearing leave after using the part of basic maternity leave?
Yes, he can, but in such situation he won’t be able to use additional maternity leave and directly after that – parental leave, because in this case the requirement of directly following leaves: additional maternity leave after basic maternity leave won’t be kept.
Can the working father use paternity leave in the time of using basic maternity leave, additional maternity leave or parental leave by mother?
Yes. That leave is entitled from the moment of childbirth to that one when the child is 1 year of age.
Can the working father use child-rearing leave in the time of using basic maternity leave, additional maternity leave or parental leave by mother?
Yes, if the employment of the father is at least 6 months.
Katarzyna Błaszczyk
What kind of leaves can be used by the working father?
- from the part of basic maternity leave in the case of resignation from some part of that leave by the mother of child (a mother must use at least 14 weeks),
- from additional maternity leave in full time or by sharing it with the mother of child,
- from parental leave in full time or by sharing it with the mother of child,
- from paternity leave,
- from child-rearing leave.
From what kind of leaves the father of child can use when the mother of child hasn’t the right to use maternity leave?
He can use paternity leave or child-rearing leave.
In what cases the father of child may use the part of basic maternity leave?
- when the mother of child will use at least 14 weeks of that leave and resign from remaining part,
- when after 8 weeks from childbirth the mother of child needs hospitalization, the father of child can take over some part of that leave for the time of mother’s hospitalization.
Can the father of child use paternity leave or child-rearing leave after using the part of basic maternity leave?
Yes, he can, but in such situation he won’t be able to use additional maternity leave and directly after that – parental leave, because in this case the requirement of directly following leaves: additional maternity leave after basic maternity leave won’t be kept.
Can the working father use paternity leave in the time of using basic maternity leave, additional maternity leave or parental leave by mother?
Yes. That leave is entitled from the moment of childbirth to that one when the child is 1 year of age.
Can the working father use child-rearing leave in the time of using basic maternity leave, additional maternity leave or parental leave by mother?
Yes, if the employment of the father is at least 6 months.
Katarzyna Błaszczyk