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It finally hit me today. Im gonna be a dad.

It sounds weird but its normally when somthing happens in your life you stop and suddenly think about it. That happened today as i was talking to my boss about the time off im going to have before the baby, and the time off that im going to have off after the baby. I have decided to take off the next 2 weeks as the baby is due on the 2nd of Febuary and im a little scared of the fact that im not going to be home in time when Keri goes into labour. All in i will be having the next month of. It actually hit me when i realised that the time off is going to start on monday and the baby could be here any time then. The second of the two weeks will be with the child and a month later and back to work i will be a dad.

This also means that i will have to sort out paternity leave. For those of you who have no idea here is a breif snippit.

Are you entitled to paid statutory paternity leave?

To qualify for paternity pay and leave you must be an ‘employee’. If you are a ‘worker’ you will not qualify for leave but may qualify for pay. If you are unsure if you are a ‘worker’ or an ‘employee’ read the article below.

* Are you a ‘worker’, ‘employee’ or ’self-employed’?

You can take statutory paternity leave if you:

* are an employee, with a contract of employment; and
* are the biological father of the child or you are the mother’s husband or partner (including same-sex relationships); or you are the child’s adopter or the partner of the adopter; and
* have been with your employer for at least 26 weeks by the end of the 15th week before the start of the week when the baby’s due; or by the end of the week in which you are notified of being matched with your child; and
* will be fully involved in the child’s upbringing and are taking the time off to support the mother or care for the baby

To qualify for pay you must also:

• earn at least the lower earnings limit (LEL) for National Insurance contributions

If you earn less than the LEL, (currently £90 a week), you have the right to unpaid paternity leave if you meet the other conditions, and could get Income Support while on paternity leave.

If you are not an employee, but are an agency worker, office holder or sub contractor, you will not normally have the right to paternity leave, but may be eligible for pay if you meet the other qualifying criteria.

If you were wondering how much you get:

If your average weekly earnings are £90 or more (before tax), Statutory Paternity Pay is paid for one or two consecutive weeks at £117.18 or 90 per cent of your average weekly earnings if this is less.

So there it is next stop is the baby, being a dad and all the fun that comes with it and i cant wait.

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