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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

• How it works

  You and your partner may be able to get Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and…

• Eligibility for birth parents

  To be eligible for Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared…

• Eligibility for adopters or parents using a surrogate

  To be eligible for Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared…

• What you'll get

  You can share up to 50 weeks of leave and up to 37 weeks of pay between…

• When you can start

  You can only start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) or Shared Parental Pay…

• Booking blocks of leave

  You can book up to 3 separate blocks of Shared Parental Leave (SPL)…

• Applying for leave and pay

  To get Shared Parental Leave (SPL) or Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) you must:…

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

• Overview

  Employees may be able to get Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory…

• Eligibility

  Sometimes only one parent in a couple will be eligible to get Shared…

• Entitlement

  If an employee is eligible and they or their partner end maternity or…

• Starting Shared Parental Leave

  For Shared Parental Leave (SPL) to start, the mother or adopter must do…

• Blocks of leave

  An employee taking Shared Parental Leave (SPL) can split their leave into…

• Record keeping

  You must keep records for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), including: the…

• Help with statutory pay

  For financial help with statutory pay, you can: reclaim payments (usually…

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