Will I be paid anything by ZUS for taking paternity leave? I am self employed

Hi all,

I have been working self employed in Poland over the past year now, all is going well and my darling wife is pregnant with our first child!

I plan to take some time away from my business for paternity leave and so am putting by some money each month to get me through.

My question is, will ZUS pay me anything for my paternity leave? I know it won't be a lot but I would like to claim what I am owed!

Thanks :-)

Its good to see that you have been living here for a year and still have your sense of humour.

Aha, so that means no chance ;-)

I love ZUS, it's like paying money into a blackhole...

I think that in theory you are entitled to it; however, in practice the hassle of trying to get the money out of them almost certainly makes it pointless.

Not necessarily, I am sure if you go to local ZUS office and explain that in the UK you would get 20 GBP per week for the child and 3 months paternity leave as the father, they would listen. They might laugh very loudly, but they would listen.