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Adoption

An employee who adopts a child through an approved adoption agency is entitled to up to 52 weeks’ adoption leave from day one of his or her employment.

Shared parental leave enables adopters to commit to ending their adoption leave and pay at a future date, and to share the untaken balance of leave and pay as shared parental leave and pay with their partner. Shared parental leave is available in relation to employees having a child placed for adoption with them on or after 5 April 2015.


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    April 2025: What’s coming up for HR?

    by Jo Faragher 21 Mar 2025
    by Jo Faragher 21 Mar 2025

    Although the Employment Rights Bill is still making its way through parliament, there are a number of obligations coming into force this April.

    • Adoption
    • Carers
    • Shared parental leave

    Statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay confirmed for 2025

    by Jo Faragher 22 Nov 2024
    by Jo Faragher 22 Nov 2024

    The 2025/26 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have now been published by the government.

    • Adoption
    • Carers
    • Maternity

    E.ON UK goes home with the Family-Friendly Employer of the Year Award 2024

    by Jo Faragher 20 Nov 2024
    by Jo Faragher 20 Nov 2024

    E.ON UK wins Family-Friendly Employer of the Year Award 2024.

    • Adoption
    • Enhanced pay
    • Latest News

    BNP Paribas enhances employee rights globally

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 8 Nov 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 8 Nov 2024

    BNP Paribas signs a new agreement with international trade union federation UNI Global Union which strengthens the rights of its employees.

    • Adoption
    • Neonatal leave
    • Shared parental leave

    EHRC updates pregnancy and maternity protections guidance

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Apr 2024

    The Equality and Human Rights Commission has updated its pregnancy and maternity protections guidance to reflect new rights for employees.

    • Adoption
    • Shared parental leave
    • Latest News

    Redundancy rights on maternity leave: April 2024 changes

    by Jo Faragher 6 Apr 2024
    by Jo Faragher 6 Apr 2024

    What do changes to maternity redundancy protections in April 2024 mean for HR?

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    • National living wage
    • Auto-enrolment

    An HR things-to-do list for April 2024

    by Rob Moss 5 Apr 2024
    by Rob Moss 5 Apr 2024

    Personnel Today provides an HR checklist of things to do in April 2024, as new employment laws come into force in the UK.

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    • Shared parental leave
    • Maternity

    Supporting returning parents: guide for managers and HR

    by Claire Douglas-Pennant 25 Mar 2024
    by Claire Douglas-Pennant 25 Mar 2024

    Chief people officer Claire Douglas-Pennant shares her organisation's approach to supporting returning parents and what employers can learn.

    • Benefits
    • Adoption
    • Enhanced pay

    Google expands fertility and family-friendly benefits

    by Jo Faragher 13 Mar 2024
    by Jo Faragher 13 Mar 2024

    Google has announced a range of enhanced family-friendly and fertility benefits for its UK workforce.

    • Adoption
    • Latest News
    • Paternity

    Statutory paternity leave changes enacted

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Mar 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Mar 2024

    Statutory paternity leave changes, which will apply to parents of children born on or after 6 April 2024, have been enacted.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Adoption
    • Neonatal leave

    Employment law changes to expect in 2024

    by Georgia Roberts 2 Jan 2024
    by Georgia Roberts 2 Jan 2024

    From the day-one right to request flexible working to rolled-up holiday pay, these are the employment law changes in 2024.

    • Adoption
    • Employment law
    • Carers

    Date set for new family-friendly regulations

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Dec 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Dec 2023

    The right to request flexible working from day one of employment, as well as several other regulations, will take effect on 6 April 2024.

    • Adoption
    • Neonatal leave
    • Maternity

    Tesco introduces paid leave for kinship carers

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Sep 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Sep 2023

    Tesco has introduced 26 weeks' paid kinship leave for employees granted Special Guardianship Orders, among other family-friendly policies.

    • Adoption
    • Neonatal leave
    • Shared parental leave

    Neonatal leave and parents’ redundancy protection bills become law

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 May 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 May 2023

    The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill and the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill gain Royal Assent.

    • Adoption
    • Shared parental leave
    • Maternity

    Employers unclear about maternity redundancy changes

    by Rob Moss 17 May 2023
    by Rob Moss 17 May 2023

    Businesses are not clear on the proposed changes in proposed laws to protect workers on maternity leave from redundancy.

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