Paternity leave in Guernsey: How does it compare?

Guernsey's laws currently allow a mother's partner to take two weeks parent leave but there is no legal requirement for employers to provide pay during it.

Deputy Tina Bury has previously described Guernsey as "lagging behind" with parental leave options.

Bury thinks shared parental leave is key for parents to have "more options to be involved at that very early stage of life".

She said: "While it might not have been what was known and done in the past, it is now recognised as a really important part of modern life.

Jersey made "trailblazing" changes to their parental leave laws in 2020 with all new parents offered up to 52 weeks off work to "encourage gender balance in childcare roles".

Fathers in Jersey receive six weeks of paid leave, like their partners, increased from their previous entitlement to two weeks' pay.