How to Approach 'Paternity' Time Off With Potential Clients?

[speling bee]

Or another way to look at it: 5pm rolled around, I packed up and walked off site and was so totally bored by the whole thing that I found it more interesting to stick a fork into my leg all the way home than to bother replying. :-)

Funny how you suddenly lost interest when the OED got involved.

[psychocandy]

btw. my last child i did end up having a week off. and yes i clsimed 100 quid or whatever spp from government.

[SueEllen]

btw. my last child i did end up having a week off. and yes i clsimed 100 quid or whatever spp from government.

Yes but you go on JSA......

[Sparky1]

All,

Thanks for all your comments on my first post on CUK (even the irony ones!)

I think I'll keep it quiet when talking to agents, and will raise with client at interview stage/on offer depending on how things go. If its a 3-6 month contract on the table, I'm hoping it wouldn't be a big deal.

I know a recruiter replied to this thread early on and I appreciate the opinion and the example of your candidate holiday. I think opinions of recruitment agents is a totally different discussion that could go on elsewhere forever! But I do agree after reading the various points in this thread that to be honest, the fact I need time off is not actually relevant to the recruitment agent.

I'd like to think if I can get to interview stage I can prove I'm the right guy for the job - I'd like the client to decide (Client HR/developers/PMs) if I fit into their plans or not (with my time off and their project needs) rather than the recruiter who might only have half the story/vague job spec or vague project details (which is true in my short contract experience so far).

[psychocandy]

Yes but you go on JSA......

I do that also when legally entitled to yes. Same as directors of companies can claim SPP for themselves when they take a week (or two) off in such circumstances.

Just saying like.

[d000hg]

BrilloPad et al were following the letter of the law too when they thought paying no tax would be a good idea. Ask him how that played out sometime.

[Unix]

Why take time off, the baby doesn't do much the first few months, better to wait and take holidays when it is walking/talking.

[speling bee]

Why take time off, the baby doesn't do much the first few months, better to wait and take holidays when it is walking/talking.

You don't get out much, do you?

[Unix]

You don't get out much, do you?

More than you it seems

[dty]

Why take time off, the baby doesn't do much the first few months, better to wait and take holidays when it is walking/talking.

Do you actually have children? The reason to take time off is primarily to support your wife/partner and nothing to do with you or the baby.