Things like this are just so amazing. We had nothing like this when I had my three bubs. Back then it was solely the womans responsibility to stay at home and raise the children. Dad was mainly there as a back up when the kids were not behaving “Wait until your father gets home”

Yes, it would be great for dads to get the opportunity to take more paid leave!!

I’m glad to hear they are finally taking more consideration for the dads out there

No more kids for us so not so much impact on us.

A much needed and wanted change.

What a fantastic idea to ensure all dads have a say and have an option

Thats so good its a shame they didnt have this when my kids were little

It is a good idea but I honestly don’t understand why Mum’s can only get 18 weeks while the Dad could get 20 weeks. Hopefully they both get the same or the Mum gets more than the Dad. Be interesting to see if this actually eventuates.

Wow. That’s a lot of leave. It would be interesting to see what the government decide

This is a great idea. I was lucky that my hubby was able to have a fair bit of time off when I had my first baby (due to complicated c section), so he was at home to help me when I could barely move and really bonded well with our daughter.
When our second child was born he only got minimal time at home and with two young kids it was a bit of a struggle at times.
By the time our 3rd child was born, hubby took his annual leave to be at home and help me out, which I was so grateful for,

We were lucky in a way that we had our son during lockdown and my husband was working from home so he was able to help out a lot more- otherwise he would’ve only been home for a week or so. Dad’s definitely need more parental leave!

This is such great news. We need all the help we can get at home with a newborn and all help is appreciated!!

This is fantastic. I know for us it was hard and 2 weeks of help just wasn’t enough

This is great, dad’s are just as vital. I think we should look at the paternity/maternity leave policies of more progressive countries like Sweden as a template.

Sounds like a great initiative for new dads

I think this is wonderful! My husband took about 3 months off from his own leave and it was the best to have him there with me. Having a baby is hard and any help is much appreciated!!! It’s not a holiday it’s hard work.

Flexibility is always a win for families.

I would have loved my hubby to be home for 20 weeks. I had a csection so 2 weeks just wasn’t enough! It’s so important especially if bub is prem and in hospital for weeks and weeks so he can be there with the mum supporting each other

It is moves like this that encourage employee loyalty rather than rapid staff turnover. If you look after your staff it reaps its own rewards.

Good idea if it works.