Make Paternity leave 3 full paid months with option to extend 6 months part pay

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Paternity leave in the UK is limited to 2 weeks and must be taken within the month of babies’ birth. Mothers need this time for emotional and physical support wether they are recovering from minor/major surgery or if postpartum depression develops (and can affect one or both parents)

Postpartum depression affects 10-15% of mothers with most cases unreported. In this, 24-50% of their partners will be affected also. Depression may not present itself until the third month after delivery.
Newborn babies sleep patterns are non existent and vary until the third month when a routine is fully established.
Some mothers require surgery, from episiotomy to c-section, and will find simple tasks like walking, going to the toilet and making meals difficult and straining

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand you are concerned about paternity leave, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular whether you want to add this to the existing options for shared parental leave and pay or to replace it with this.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. You may find this information useful:

https://www.gov.uk/shared-parental-leave-and-pay

Timeline

1 Feb 2019	Petition opened for signatures
19 Feb 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Feb 2019

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