Pregnant employees are entitled to take 52 weeks’ maternity leave. Pregnant employees’ partners are entitled to take two weeks’ ordinary paternity leave provided that they have the required continuous service.
New parents are also entitled to take shared parental leave. Shared parental leave enables mothers to commit to ending their maternity 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.
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XpertHR answers questions on maternity leave rights.
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