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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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    Employers should publish new mum retention rates, MPs urge

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 May 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 May 2019

    Large organisations should be forced to publish retention rates for new mothers returning to the workplace in order to tackle...

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    • Enhanced pay
    • Shared parental leave

    Diageo announces six months’ paid parental leave

    by Rob Moss 3 Apr 2019
    by Rob Moss 3 Apr 2019

    Drinks giant Diageo has announced a new policy to offer men and women 52 weeks’ parental leave with the first...

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    O2 increases paid paternity leave to 14 weeks

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Apr 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Apr 2019

    Mobile network O2 has increased paid paternity leave for all permanent staff to 14 weeks, which it claimed is among...

    • Gender pay gap
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    Proposed requirement to publish family-friendly policies: implications for employers

    by Stephen Simpson 22 Oct 2018
    by Stephen Simpson 22 Oct 2018

    The government is exploring the possibility of a new law requiring employers with more than 250 employees to publish details...

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    • Enhanced pay
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    Ten employers publish parental leave and pay policies

    by Jo Faragher 27 Sep 2018
    by Jo Faragher 27 Sep 2018

    Ten major employers have agreed to publish their parental leave and pay policies online.

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    Supporting LGBT staff: Family-friendly leave for same-sex couples

    by Hollie Ryan and Camille Arnold 26 Jul 2018
    by Hollie Ryan and Camille Arnold 26 Jul 2018

    When LGBT workers look to start a family, there are numerous rights and entitlements employers must be aware of. Hollie...

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    New statutory pay rates for maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, adoption and sickness

    by XpertHR 27 Nov 2017
    by XpertHR 27 Nov 2017

    The Government has published the statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay...

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    • Maternity

    Family-friendly rights: a whistle-stop tour

    by Sarah Anderson 23 Jun 2017
    by Sarah Anderson 23 Jun 2017

    Shared parental leave has been in the press again of late, with a new father winning a sex discrimination claim...

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    • Shared parental leave

    Enhancing family-friendly pay: pros and cons for employers

    by Stephen Simpson 16 Jun 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 16 Jun 2017

    Whether or not to enhance pay during maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave is a perennial dilemma for employers....

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    April 2017: nine key employment law changes

    by Clio Springer 10 Apr 2017
    by Clio Springer 10 Apr 2017

    Are you up to date with all this month's employment law changes? We round the nine most important legislative...

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    • Asia
    • Shared parental leave

    Singapore employment law: what changes are coming in 2017?

    by Felicity Alexander 5 Dec 2016
    by Felicity Alexander 5 Dec 2016

    To attract overseas business investment, Singapore has concluded an international network of trade agreements. Changes to Singapore employment law in...

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    • Shared parental leave
    • Maternity

    Statutory maternity pay and sick pay: 2017/18 rates announced

    by Personnel Today 28 Nov 2016
    by Personnel Today 28 Nov 2016

    The Government has published the statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay...

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    Maternity, paternity and shared (grand)parental leave webinar

    by Personnel Today 2 Sep 2016
    by Personnel Today 2 Sep 2016

    ON DEMAND |What do employers need to consider when an employee or an employee's partner has a baby? Parental rights in recent years have been broadened to include the mother’s ...

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    • Pregnancy and maternity discrimination

    Q&A: Providing a written statement of reasons for dismissal

    by Personnel Today 11 Mar 2016
    by Personnel Today 11 Mar 2016

    Some employees have an automatic right to a written statement of reasons for dismissal, others are entitled only if they...

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    Statutory maternity pay and sick pay frozen for 2016/17

    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2015
    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2015

    Statutory maternity pay and statutory sick pay rates will not rise in 2016. The Government has proposed no annual increase...

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