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Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods
Eligible employees can take unpaid parental leave to look after their…
Parental leave is unpaid. You’re entitled to 18 weeks’ leave for each…
Employees qualify if all of these apply: they’ve been in the company for…
Employees must give 21 days’ notice before their intended start date. If…
Leave can’t be postponed (delayed) if: the employer doesn’t have a…
You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave
You and your partner may be able to get Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and…
To be eligible for Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared…
You can share up to 50 weeks of leave and up to 37 weeks of pay between…
You can only start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) or Shared Parental Pay…
You can book up to 3 separate blocks of Shared Parental Leave (SPL)…
To get Shared Parental Leave (SPL) or Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) you must:…
Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.
When you take time off because your partner’s having a baby, adopting a…
Paternity leave The amount of leave you can take depends on when your baby…
The statutory weekly rate of Paternity Pay is £184.03, or 90% of your…
You must be taking time off to look after the child and be one of the…
You claim Paternity Leave and Pay through your employer. You must give…
Eligibility You must have been continuously employed by your employer for…
Your employee can take Shared Parental Leave (SPL) if they're eligible and they or their partner ends their maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL, splitting blocks of leave and record keeping
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy
Plan how and when you and your partner take Shared Parental Leave. Find out how much Statutory Shared Parental Pay you would get and when to give notice.
Medicines and Healthcare product Regulatory Agency official Parental Leave policy and procedures.
Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.
Maternity or Paternity Leave or Pay, or Maternity Allowance for parents
How to claim Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave: what you can get, check if you're eligible and how to claim it.
Employer guide to Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - rates, eligibility, notice period, form SMP1, recover statutory pay
This is a technical guide for employers to consider when implementing policies on shared parental leave and pay.
Your Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave - what you get, how to claim and eligibility
If you are a civil servant considering taking shared parental leave, this guidance will give you a better understanding of the options available to you.
Includes career breaks and the holiday entitlement calculator
Use form SC3 if you're an employee, become a birth parent and need to apply to your employer for Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) and Leave.
Use the online form (previously form SC4) if you’re adopting a child and need to apply for Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave.
A toolkit to help manage parental leave in a team, covering the run up to the period of leave, the time away and return to work.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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