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PATERNIT
Y LEAVE
Presented By :
Sounak Chakraborty
Abhishek Sahu
 Overview :
• Meaning of Paternity Leave.
• Need for taking Paternity Leave.
• People’s viewpoint on Paternity
Leave.
• Why should we get Leave ?
 What is Paternity Leave ?????

• Paid or Unpaid time that a father takes

off work upon the birth or adoption of a
child.
• According to survey conducted in 2004,
15% of the employees offer paid
paternity leave wherein the average
number of paid leave is 25.
Need for taking Paternity Leave
• Shared Care :
1.Couples are finding ways to balance
parenting and work responsibilities and
adjusting solutions as needs of the
children change.
2.96% of men and women surveyed
agreed that fathers and mothers share
equally in the care taking of children.
• Attitude shift among young workers
70% of men aged between 21-29 said they wanted
to spend more time with their families and would
be willing to sacrifice pay to do so.

• Changing Composition of Families

The percentage of dual-earner marriages in on the
rise from 49% in 1977 to 67% in 2002.
 People’s Viewpoint on Paternity
Leave :
• People believe that child-rearing is a women’s job
• In some cases the spouse's salary is higher than that
of the father, making it financially beneficial for him
to take the leave.
• In cases when there are two or more children and the
new born baby arrives then it is necessary that both
mom and dad stay at home.
• Father’s may want to share the pleasure and
responsibility of child rearing.
Why should we get a leave ????
 References :
• www.wikipedia.com
• Google Images
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