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Shared parental leave – an employer’s guide

by Aidan Gray 25 Nov 2014
Shared parental leave - an employer's guide

Shared parental leave - an employer's guideShared parental leave and pay is available to parents of babies due on or after 5 April 2015.

It allows women to curtail their maternity leave to enable their partner to take shared parental leave (SPL).

Parents can share 50 weeks’ leave and 37 weeks’ pay, with similar rules for adoptive parents. Here we present in-depth guidance on SPL for employers.


  • Discontinuous shared parental leave
  • Enhanced pay
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Shared parental leave: enhanced pay is key to take-up

by Michael Carty
1 Jun 2016

Employers that enhance shared parental pay are twice as likely to receive shared parental leave requests as those who offer the statutory rate, according to research released today by XpertHR…

Women have been able to share parental leave with their partners since April 2015. Photo: WestEnd61/REX/Shutterstock
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  • Shared parental leave

Shared parental leave: what impact has it had?

by Michael Carty
30 Mar 2016

What impact has shared parental leave had on your organisation over the past year? XpertHR is conducting a survey of employers’ shared parental leave and pay arrangements and invites you…

A consultation on grandparents' shared parental leave will be launched in May 2016.
  • Featured
  • Grandparental leave
  • Shared parental leave

Budget 2016: shared grandparental leave proposals to be unveiled in May

by Personnel Today
17 Mar 2016

The first consultation on the extension of shared parental leave to grandparents will be launched in May, Chancellor George Osborne announced in the Budget. Grandparental leave: current options for employees…

Discontinuous leave

toddler and parents
  • Discontinuous shared parental leave
  • Shared parental leave
  • Maternity

Sharp rise in firms offering enhanced parental leave packages

by Adam McCulloch
11 Aug 2022

Employers are more than twice as likely (102%) to offer enhanced parental leave packages compared with last year, analysis has shown.

  • Gender pay gap
  • Discontinuous shared parental leave
  • NHS

Shared parental leave and pay – equalising opportunities?

by Colin Godfrey
16 Apr 2019

With reports citing that only 1% of those eligible took a period of shared parental leave in 2018 it is easy to overlook the potential value that SPL can offer.…

  • Discontinuous shared parental leave
  • Enhanced pay
  • Shared parental leave

Shared parental leave: removing financial barriers could encourage uptake

by Ashleigh Webber
9 Aug 2018

UCL research suggests that shared parental leave is failing, with financial implications and strict eligibility creating barriers…

All content on discontinuous leave

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Top 10 HR questions October 2022: disciplinary witness statements

by XpertHR
1 Nov 2022

Last month’s most popular FAQs include questions on witness statements, bank holidays and sickness absence.

A new father on paternity leave with a baby
  • Enhanced pay
  • Shared parental leave
  • Maternity

Half of employers support extending paternity leave and pay

by Ashleigh Webber
31 Aug 2022

Some 46% of employers support extending statutory paternity/partner leave and pay, according to CIPD research.

equal parental leave
  • Enhanced pay
  • Shared parental leave
  • Maternity

Equal parental leave at Aviva blooms

by Jo Faragher
10 Jun 2022

Insurance company Aviva has reported continued high take-up of its equal parental leave policy – a benefit that has now been taken up by more than 2,500 people at the…

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  • Adoption
  • Neonatal leave
  • Shared parental leave

Neonatal leave and parents’ redundancy protection bills become law

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.
Maternity redundancy changes: mother with laptop while baby sleeps beside her on a sofa.
  • Adoption
  • Shared parental leave
  • Maternity

Employers unclear about maternity redundancy changes

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.

maternity protection
  • Adoption
  • Shared parental leave
  • Maternity

Maternity protection bill steps closer to becoming law

by Jo Faragher
6 Feb 2023

A bill to protect pregnant women and new parents against being made redundant passed successfully through the House of Commons...

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Top 10 HR Questions January 2023: Flexible working requests

by XpertHR
1 Feb 2023

relx_copyright – This article is XpertHR.co.uk content (c) LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group
The government has committed to taking forward a...

Statutory maternity pay 2023 rate. A mother with a newborn baby
  • Adoption
  • Parental bereavement leave
  • Shared parental leave

Statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay rates to increase 10% in 2023

by Ashleigh Webber
6 Dec 2022

The 2023/24 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have been set by the Department for Work and Pensions.

  • IR35
  • Enhanced pay
  • Maternity

Top 10 HR questions October 2022: disciplinary witness statements

by XpertHR
1 Nov 2022

Last month's most popular FAQs include questions on witness statements, bank holidays and sickness absence.

baby and parents
  • Gender
  • Childcare
  • Shared parental leave

Inclusion blow as fewer employers publish parental benefits

by Adam McCulloch
16 Sep 2022

Fewer employers are promoting support for working parents new research has found, revealing a trend that could be damaging for the career prospects of many women. 

A new father on paternity leave with a baby
  • Enhanced pay
  • Shared parental leave
  • Maternity

Half of employers support extending paternity leave and pay

by Ashleigh Webber
31 Aug 2022

Some 46% of employers support extending statutory paternity/partner leave and pay, according to CIPD research.

toddler and parents
  • Discontinuous shared parental leave
  • Shared parental leave
  • Maternity

Sharp rise in firms offering enhanced parental leave packages

by Adam McCulloch
11 Aug 2022

Employers are more than twice as likely (102%) to offer enhanced parental leave packages compared with last year, analysis has shown.

mother and child on beach
  • Shared parental leave
  • Flexible working

Supporting workers with childcare throughout the summer holidays

by Vicky Walker
9 Aug 2022

Employers need to be particularly sympathetic to flexible working requests over summer as parents balance child care and work responsibilities

A premature baby. Parent on neonatal leave
  • Neonatal leave
  • Shared parental leave
  • Maternity

Paid neonatal leave bill receives government backing

by Ashleigh Webber
15 Jul 2022

The government has approved a law offering paid neonatal leave for parents of babies who require additional care after birth.

equal parental leave
  • Enhanced pay
  • Shared parental leave
  • Maternity

Equal parental leave at Aviva blooms

by Jo Faragher
10 Jun 2022

Insurance company Aviva has reported continued high take-up of its equal parental leave policy – a benefit that has now...

  • Adoption
  • Shared parental leave
  • Latest News

Why parental leave policies should be used to attract the best candidates

by Christine Caffrey
18 Feb 2022

Statutory maternity, paternity and adoption pay are only available to employees with six months’ service. This is dissuading prospective parents from changing jobs.

  • Grandparental leave
  • Shared parental leave
  • Maternity

Saga launches paid leave policy for grandparents

by Jo Faragher
9 Dec 2021

Saga has announced it will offer grandparents a week of paid time off to celebrate the birth of their grandchildren....

  • Shared parental leave
  • Maternity
  • Latest News

Six in 10 would change jobs for better parental leave

by Jo Faragher
25 Nov 2021

Six in 10 parents or expectant parents would switch jobs for better parental leave, a survey by Virgin Money has...

  • Gender
  • Shared parental leave
  • Maternity

Gender pay gap: Focusing on fathers can reap rewards

by Sarah Jackson
23 Nov 2021

Last week saw Equal Pay Day – the day when women effectively stop earning due to their pay gap with...

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Shared parental leave – external resources

ACAS

A good practice guide for employers and employees (719kB PDF)
SPL summary process (68kB PDF)

GOV.UK

Shared parental leave and pay: employer guide
Shared parental leave and pay: employers’ technical guide
The Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014

XpertHR

SPL policy (children expected to be born on or after 5 April 2015)
Letter explaining to employees the new right to SPL
Letter explaining to managers the new right to SPL
SPL contract clause

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