I like to think I'm a pretty progressive guy, but I'd be very surprised if we were giving Uli 5-7 weeks off for the birth of his child at a crucial point in our season. I absolutely get that his wife/partner would head back to Mexico for at least that amount of time, but surely not him (unless there's complications with pregnancy etc, in which case it's a totally different matter). But, in general, presumably NZ employment law applies, ie, 2 weeks, I think? Maybe we give him 3 as he has to travel overseas?
Tend to agree. Think 3 weeks off is very fair.
Lets not forget, the A League has very long off season.
A League final is weekend 16-17 May.
He can probably be approved to spend all of June & July in Mexico, say 8 weeks off, if he promises to stay away from his Mexican mama's cooking, and do his PT sessions.
That's pretty favourable leave for most, in an employee situation.