Petition · past parliament
Changes to expectant fathers / partners leave when in employment
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Current expecting fathers are only legally entitled to two days UNPAID leave to attend antenatal appointments / classes. As an expecting mother you should be able to have the support from your partner for any appointment you have to attend and be paid, just like the mother.
When expecting you will have appointments with midwives, Drs, hospitals, health carers never mind the scans and antenatal classes in the community. Two days UNPAID does not stretch that far especially when you have at least 3 scans and antenatal classes can be in groups of 5 individual classes once a week. Your partner deserves to be involved just as much as a mother and will benefit from attending all these appointments.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 28 Nov 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Dec 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Dec 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.