A widower who did not receive paid parental leave after his wife died in childbirth will get Government compensation.
The Christchurch man will receive a one-off, no obligation grant of the equivalent to the paid leave he did not receive, Workplace Relations Minister Iain Lees-Galloway said today, the NZ Herald reported..
The man was unable to get the leave because his partner had not worked for a year prior to having the baby.
Mr Lees-Galloway said the government was urgently looking for a way to make what he called a "terrible situation" right.
The mother died after her heart stopped as she arrived at hospital with the baby being born by C-section at 33 weeks.
The man was being supported by his work as he also looked after his partner's two kids from a previous relationship.
However, that was not sustainable and he wanted access to paid parental leave.
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