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Originally Posted by Flyboy
No they are not. I have offered paid paternity leave to my employees for some time. Those who take it return to work, more refreshed and more relaxed than those who don't. Therefore maintaining their productivity, efficiency and loyalty.
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2 week statutory paternity leave is mandatory, the government wants to increase this period to 4 weeks at full pay. This may work just fine for you, for others it will not, smaller companies losing a highly skilled and difficult to replace employee for 4 weeks will struggle in their absence.
I also question if this has been costed in any way given the low level of statutory paternity pay at the moment. For someone on a high salary this would cost the government thousands.
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63% of 18-24 year-olds said they'd take the extra paternity leave, compared to 40% of 25-34 year olds, 19% of 45-54 year olds, and 13% of over 55s.
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Companies that can afford to offer this already do - for two weeks, I am not aware of any that offer it for four.