Not seen this in the news

Just picked this up from F/b but there is no link to any news article so wonder is this another new ruling in time for election.

<<<And from today it will be the right of new parents (in England at least) to split 50 weeks parental leave between them. Young people seem determined to make themselves unemployable. <<<

It was passed donkeys ages ago M only came into force today though

Is that 50 weeks paid leave??

yip

50 Weeks paid leave????!!! Eileen got 26 weeks, the last 20 of which were at 50% of pay. I was allowed 3 weeks unpaid. If its 50 weeks paid, then a parent could more or less be on permanent paternity leave for years ( if they wanted a big family ).

You were lucky, Janet took the afternoon off and i had an hour to run her there and back.

Load of shite innit, guys I employed most of them you wouldn't want to argue with, then along comes baby and it's all goo goo goo,,, Bullocks, they're down the pub pissing it up...

Oh boy I can see some queueing up for this then, baby almost a year old, and another on the way, Oh arrived early so no need to go back to work, now let's plan number 3, 4, 5 Wonder whose bright idea that was.

3rdforum wrote:50 Weeks paid leave????!!! Eileen got 26 weeks, the last 20 of which were at 50% of pay. I was allowed 3 weeks unpaid. If its 50 weeks paid, then a parent could more or less be on permanent paternity leave for years ( if they wanted a big family ).

Blox, more Irish immigrants. 

I better get packing soon before all the welcome packs are taken back.

Bring a shovel.

Son Luke works with the Irish, some of the story's he tells us
His boss turns up with a new van for one of the guys, Boss says put all your tools in the new van and i'll take the old one back, This he doe's, Boss starts going over the plans with Luke and the other says i'll get off home. Big clatter and the back doors fly open and a cement mixer comes flying out the back.
The guy never even stopped, The boss just looked at Luke and shook his head, then he says have you room in your van luke for the mixer because that kent wont notice until the morning when he needs it,

English van innit!

A few years back my brother in law drove round a bend one morning and found one sitting in the middle of the road. He went to the cops about it and was told that they would keep it for a year and a day and if no one claimed it, then he could keep it. BIL said fine, you lift it out of my van. Copper goes "maybe you should keep it at home and we'll let you know if anyone makes an enquiry". BIL's brother took the loan of it 6 month later and he hasn't seen it since

Luke lets his roam free in the back of his van, It isnt boarded out.  
His boss dosent give a monkey's about it , the state of it