... a good one for lots of reasons (you'll see just how many). Scott took his second week of paid paternity leave from work. It was a good week to take. Zach is awake a little more, ... whole afternoon. It was so nice to have him here taking care of things. The highlights of paternity leave were: * Visiting Scott's parents. Papa Fred sat and sang songs to little Zach and Rama made us a delicious ...

Under Labour, fathers will be entitled to four weeks' paternity leave according to a report in the Sunday Times (on the Times website). The proposal is one of a number of family-friendly measures to be included in Labour's election manifesto. The right to request a flexible pattern of work will be extended to all employees.

Gordon Brown will throw us into a permanent 'permanent campaign' with six months of tactics to highlight the supposedly negative differences between Labour and the Tories. In detail, this is not as sophisticated as it sounds. It is a reprised opportunity for Brown to reel out one tactic: set up a policy, demand that the opposition support it, and attack them for if they don't. ...

... realised just how lucky I am to a) receive any paid maternity leave at all and b) have the option to return part time ( ... and organised accordingly. I read somewhere that in 2011 there will be a paid maternity leave scheme introduced in Australia but for a total of 18 ... countries which offer at least 12 months paid leave. I realise that the money will have to come from tax payers but at the moment ...

Back to work today after a week's paternity leave and a little added holiday. I guess I have a job which never allows me to switch off, then again maybe that's my own fault but I reckon what with the office being 10 to 15 minutes away I could quite easily work from home. No need to buy work clothes because I am equally as efficient in front ...

... Your (Wo)manInWashington blog  When the subject of paid leave comes up, someone will say: “Oh, no, we could never pay for that, it would be too expensive!!” It’s the ... , while everyone agrees in theory that maternity leave, paternity leave, sick leave for yourself or to care for an ill family member, school leave, and breastfeeding breaks at work might possibly be a good thing, ...