Paternity Leave Calculator

Seven days goes by fast, so count them right

Seven working days isn't one week. Rest days and holidays don't count, so if your baby arrives the week of Bonifacio Day or Christmas, your leave stretches longer on the calendar. That's good news, but your HR form needs the right dates, and you need to know the day you're expected back.

This calculator counts your leave on your workdays, skips the national holidays, and gives you your last day of leave and your return date. It also checks the rules that trip people up: the 60-day deadline, the 4-delivery limit, the extra days the mother can give you, and the 6 months of service for solo parent leave.

How to use the calculator

The paternity leave rules

• Who: a married male employee living with his wife, for her first 4 deliveries. A delivery includes a miscarriage.
• How long: 7 working days for each delivery, with full pay: your basic salary plus your allowances and other monetary benefits.
• When: before, during or after the delivery, but no later than 60 days after it. You can take the days in one stretch or split them.
• Notice: tell your employer about the pregnancy and the expected delivery date within a reasonable time. Notice isn't needed for a miscarriage.
• Unused days: they can't be converted to cash, and they don't carry over to the next baby.

Up to 14 days: the days the mother can give you

Under the Expanded Maternity Leave Law, a mother on maternity leave can give up to 7 of her 105 days to the child's father, whether or not they're married. These days are on top of the 7 days of paternity leave, so a married father can get up to 14 days for one birth. An unmarried father doesn't get paternity leave, but he can still get these 7 days.

The days come out of the mother's leave, so she gets 98 days instead of 105. They're only for a live birth, not a miscarriage, and must be used within her maternity leave. The mother gives written notice to both employers.

Solo parent leave and the other special leaves

Solo parent leave is up to 7 working days with pay every year, on top of your other leaves. Since the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act of 2022, you need only 6 months of service, continuous or broken, and it doesn't matter if you're regular, probationary or contractual. You need a Solo Parent ID. Unused days don't carry over to the next year. The law calls the leave forfeitable, but the 2022 implementing rules say unused days can be converted to cash unless you and your employer agreed otherwise, so check your company policy.

VAWC leave gives a woman who is a victim of violence, or whose child is, up to 10 days of paid leave to attend to medical and legal concerns. It can be extended if a protection order requires it.

The special leave for women under the Magna Carta of Women is up to 2 months with full pay after surgery for a gynecological disorder, if you've worked at least 6 months in the last 12.

Example: a baby born on November 23, 2026

Let's say your wife gives birth on Monday, November 23, 2026, it's your first child, and you work Monday to Friday. You start your leave that day.

If your wife also gives you 7 of her maternity days, the leave runs 14 working days, skips the December 8 holiday too, and you're back on Tuesday, December 15. At ₱700 a day, the 7 paternity days are worth ₱4,900 in pay.

Is paternity leave getting longer?

Not yet. Bills to extend paternity leave have been filed in Congress, including one filed in June 2026 that would raise it to as much as 105 days and cover unmarried fathers. None has become law. Until one does, the rule is 7 working days, plus the up to 7 days the mother can allocate. We'll update this calculator if the law changes.

Tips before you file

• Tell HR early. Give the expected delivery date as soon as you know it.
• Keep the papers. Your employer can ask for the birth certificate or a medical certificate, and your marriage certificate.
• Don't wait past 60 days. Paternity days not used by then are lost.
• For allocated days, get the form signed. The mother fills in the SSS allocation form and notifies both employers.
• Check your company policy. Many employers give more than the law requires.

Questions about paternity and solo parent leave

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