How much time maternity leave lasts in the UK?

Would sharing maternity leave work for you and your family?

• The UK Government will outline plans to allow couples to share maternity leave. The change in April allows fathers to take up any remaining unpaid leave if their partners go back to work early. Couples will be able to take leave in a number of chunks rather than a single block, or parents taking time off together rather than one after the other. The change allowing men to use unpaid leave not used by their partners was originally proposed by the previous Labour government. It will come in later this year. Would sharing maternity leave work for you and your family? Do you run a business, how will this affect your staffing? This is a story from http://www.usefulmoney.com/family-and-incomes/would-sharing-maternity-leave-work-for-you-and-your-family/

• Answer:

  I would love it.. It allows fathers to have time with child as family unit or all by himself and mother's can feel guilt free about it.