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Shared parental leave

Shared parental leave and pay allows eligible women to curtail their right to maternity leave to enable their partner to take shared parental leave. Eligible parents can share 50 weeks’ leave and 37 weeks’ pay. Similar rules apply for adoptive parents.


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    Two in five fathers will not qualify for shared parental leave

    by Clare Allerton 6 Feb 2015
    by Clare Allerton 6 Feb 2015

    Rules surrounding the eligibility for shared parental leave have been criticised after the TUC found that two in five men...

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    Top 10 HR questions in January 2015: Fit for Work

    by Personnel Today 3 Feb 2015
    by Personnel Today 3 Feb 2015

    Parts of the Fit for Work service, the government-funded occupational health advice service, are now in operation, with the rest...

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    Shared parental leave timeline: key dates for HR

    by Stephen Simpson 13 Jan 2015
    by Stephen Simpson 13 Jan 2015

    Shared parental leave might feel like something for April 2015, but it is already having an impact on employers. We...

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    Shared parental leave: more than half believe childcare should be shared

    by Jo Faragher 13 Jan 2015
    by Jo Faragher 13 Jan 2015

    More than half of UK adults believe that childcare should be shared equally between couples, a government survey has found....

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    Top 10 HR questions in December 2014: Reasonable adjustments and bank holidays

    by Personnel Today 2 Jan 2015
    by Personnel Today 2 Jan 2015

    How far do employers have to go when making reasonable adjustments...

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    Statutory shared parental pay rate announced

    by Personnel Today 5 Dec 2014
    by Personnel Today 5 Dec 2014

    The Government has published details of the rate at which statutory shared parental pay will be paid from April 2015,...

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    Shared parental leave: four key questions answered

    by Fiona Morrison 2 Dec 2014
    by Fiona Morrison 2 Dec 2014

    Shared Parental Leave Regulations came into force on 1 December. The new regime will apply to eligible parents of babies...

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    Top 10 HR questions in November 2014: Shared parental leave and holiday pay

    by Personnel Today 1 Dec 2014
    by Personnel Today 1 Dec 2014

    Predictably, the most popular questions in November related to the Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014, which came into force on...

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    Final Shared Parental Leave Regulations published

    by Jo Faragher 25 Nov 2014
    by Jo Faragher 25 Nov 2014

    Just days before they are due to come into force, the final Shared Parental Leave Regulations have today been published...

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    Government estimates of shared parental leave take-up too low

    by Jo Faragher 20 Nov 2014
    by Jo Faragher 20 Nov 2014

    Almost two-thirds of men and women would be interested in taking up new rights to shared parental leave – a...

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    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

    Chopping and changing: discontinuous shared parental leave demystified

    by Jo Faragher 17 Nov 2014
    by Jo Faragher 17 Nov 2014

    Confusion remains as to how employers should tackle the prospect of parents stopping and starting their shared parental leave. Can...

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    Shared parental leave policy: 10 steps for employers

    by Stephen Simpson 11 Nov 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 11 Nov 2014

    The much-heralded introduction of shared parental leave means that employers must formulate a new procedure to enable mothers to end...

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    Discontinuous shared parental leave: your questions answered

    by Personnel Today 27 Oct 2014
    by Personnel Today 27 Oct 2014

    Shared parental leave does not have to be taken in one consecutive block; employees can stop and start their leave....

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    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

    Shared parental leave and pay: how much will it cost?

    by Jo Faragher 21 Oct 2014
    by Jo Faragher 21 Oct 2014

    Employers reviewing policies in the run-up to the introduction of shared parental leave and pay must make a key decision...

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    Shared parental leave: preparing for the new right (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 21 Oct 2014
    by Personnel Today 21 Oct 2014

    ON DEMAND | Shared parental leave and pay will be available to eligible parents of babies due...

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