Petition Extend paid paternity leave to 2 months

Extend paternity leave from 2 weeks to 2 months. Fully paid by the employer.

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As a father to a new born. 2 weeks is just NOT enough time to bond with your child. Newborns tale along time to get used to and get into a routine with them. This should be down to the mother.

Like many of our wives and partners who have had to have a cesarean section, 2 weeks isn't an ideal length of time.

We need to be there for our wife just as much as the baby.

Please extend paternity leave.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

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Date closed 24 April 2023
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