Paternity Leave Calculator & Filing Guide 2026
Check your likely 7-day paternity leave, possible extra leave from the mother, and what to file.
Updated September 2026 — full calculator for Employee and Kasambahay fathers, with quick answers for other work/member types.
Follow the guided cards below. We show the next step only after the current step is complete.
Step 1: Member Type & Maternity Case
Quick answer
Step 2: Enter EDD / Date of Event
Step 3: Salary & Additional Days
Your result
Pay impact
Step 4: Notify HR & Prepare Your Notice
Do these before taking the leave. Your employer may still require its own company form.
Before-leave checklist
Wife’s Allocation Notice
Use this as a ready notice for the husband’s employer. It does not replace any SSS or company form.
Step 5: Choose Your Leave Dates
Discuss these dates with HR before taking the leave. If the baby has not been born yet, the dates can be provisional and adjusted with your employer after the actual delivery.
Step 6: After-Birth Checklist
Finish this after the actual birth or pregnancy loss and after you have the required proof.
How does Philippine paternity leave normally work?
A qualified married male employee may receive 7 working days with full pay under RA 8187 for the first four deliveries of his lawful spouse with whom he is living. This calculator focuses on fathers employed by private/commercial companies.
The father's own 7 working days are not a separate SSS or GSIS cash payout. He is allowed not to report for work while continuing to earn the compensation applicable to the paid leave.
Can part-time, probationary, contractual, or project employees qualify?
For private-sector RA 8187 coverage, the key question is whether an employer-employee relationship exists. DOLE guidance states that the benefit applies regardless of employment status, including probationary, regular, contractual, and project-based employees. A genuine part-time employee is not excluded merely because the schedule is part-time; the seven-day entitlement refers to working days.
How is paternity leave pay calculated?
For private-sector employees, the RA 8187 implementing rules describe full pay as the employee's basic salary, allowances, and other monetary benefits for the seven working days. This calculator therefore treats the result as salary value protected while you are on leave, not as extra money added on top of your normal salary.
Can the father receive another 1 to 7 days from the mother?
For live birth, an eligible mother may allocate up to 7 days of maternity leave benefits to the child's father under RA 11210, whether or not they are married. This allocation is over and above RA 8187.
For an SSS-covered mother, the father or qualified alternate caregiver may be granted by his employer leave with pay for the allocated 1 to 7 days, which may be continuous or intermittent within the mother's maternity-leave period.
What does a private employee normally file?
- Notify the employer of the wife's pregnancy and expected delivery date within a reasonable period.
- Complete the employer's Paternity Notification Form or required company form and submit proof of marriage.
- After delivery, submit the birth certificate within a reasonable period; for miscarriage, submit the applicable death or medical certificate.
- Use the RA 8187 leave before, during, or after delivery, but for private-sector workers not later than 60 days after delivery.
- If using RA 11210 allocation, the mother and father must provide the required written notices and inclusive leave dates to the employers concerned.