Isinusulong ngayon sa kamara na palawigin hanggang 30 working days ang paternity leave mula sa kasalukuyang pitong araw.
Sa House Bill (HB) No.4430, or ang proposed Act expanding the scope of and providing for extended paternity leave na inihain ni Quezon City 4th District Rep. Marvin Rillo, layunin ng paternity leave na epektibong masuportahan at maalalayan ng mga tatay ang kanilang asawa at new born child.
Nilinaw naman ng kongresista na kwalipikado sa fully paid paternity leave ang isang tatay kahit hindi pa ito kasal sa kinakasama, basta walang anumang kasong nakasampa laban sa kanila.
“We should not discriminate against the unmarried working father in the grant of paid paternity leave credits, so long as he is living in with the mother and the couple are free to marry or stay together,” ayon kay Rillo.
Sa kasalukuyang umiiral na Paternity Leave Law of 1996, nakasaad na “every married male employee in the private or public sectors shall be entitled to a paternity leave of seven days with full pay for the first four deliveries (childbirth or miscarriage) of the legitimate spouse with whom he is cohabiting.”
Isinusulong din ng mambabatas na amyendahan ang batas at mapalitan ang salitang “married” ng “her partner” na ang tinutukoy ay ang “ legitimate spouse.”
