A male employee is entitled to paternity leave if he is the child's father. The three days of leave can be taken consecutively or separately, any time between four weeks before the expected delivery date and 10 weeks after the birth of the child. Photo: Sam Tsang A male employee is entitled to paternity leave if he is the child's father. The three days of leave can be taken consecutively or separately, any time between four weeks before the expected delivery date and 10 weeks after the birth of the child. Photo: Sam Tsang
A male employee is entitled to paternity leave if he is the child's father. The three days of leave can be taken consecutively or separately, any time between four weeks before the expected delivery date and 10 weeks after the birth of the child. Photo: Sam Tsang
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What working fathers should know about new laws on paternity leave

Amendment to law, effective from next month, entitles new dads to three days off with pay

Hong Tran

Updated: 11:42pm, 26 Jan, 2015

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A male employee is entitled to paternity leave if he is the child's father. The three days of leave can be taken consecutively or separately, any time between four weeks before the expected delivery date and 10 weeks after the birth of the child. Photo: Sam Tsang A male employee is entitled to paternity leave if he is the child's father. The three days of leave can be taken consecutively or separately, any time between four weeks before the expected delivery date and 10 weeks after the birth of the child. Photo: Sam Tsang
A male employee is entitled to paternity leave if he is the child's father. The three days of leave can be taken consecutively or separately, any time between four weeks before the expected delivery date and 10 weeks after the birth of the child. Photo: Sam Tsang
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