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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
  • Featured

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: 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.
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  • 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

  • Gender pay gap
  • Discontinuous shared parental leave
  • Enhanced pay

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…

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  • Discontinuous shared parental leave
  • Adoption

Maternity, paternity and shared (grand)parental leave webinar

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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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…

  • Working from home
  • Enhanced pay
  • Shared parental leave

Personnel Today Awards 2021: Financial Services Compensation Scheme commended as Family-Friendly Employer of the Year

by Personnel Today
16 Nov 2021

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme was awarded the Family-Friendly Employer of the Year title at the 2021 Personnel Today Awards.

  • Enhanced pay
  • Retail
  • Latest News

Employee anger at John Lewis over payments to managers

by Adam McCulloch
23 Sep 2021

The John Lewis Partnership has paid bonuses to senior managers despite not paying its partnership bonus for the first time in nearly 70 years.

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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
  • Maternity

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...

  • Working from home
  • Enhanced pay
  • Shared parental leave

Personnel Today Awards 2021: Financial Services Compensation Scheme commended as Family-Friendly Employer of the Year

by Personnel Today
16 Nov 2021

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme was awarded the Family-Friendly Employer of the Year title at the 2021 Personnel Today Awards.

  • Enhanced pay
  • Retail
  • Latest News

Employee anger at John Lewis over payments to managers

by Adam McCulloch
23 Sep 2021

The John Lewis Partnership has paid bonuses to senior managers despite not paying its partnership bonus for the first time in nearly 70 years.

  • Shared parental leave
  • Maternity
  • Latest News

201% increase in jobs offering extended parental leave

by Adam McCulloch
8 Jul 2021

The number of jobs offering generous and extended parental leave has incresed, according to Indeed.

  • Gender pay gap
  • Ethnicity pay gap
  • Shared parental leave

Labour presses for stronger maternity redundancy protection

by Ashleigh Webber
1 Jun 2021

Labour wants stronger protections for pregnant employees and new mothers, as well as the reinstatement of gender pay gap reporting enforcement.

  • Enhanced pay
  • Shared parental leave
  • Maternity

Majority offer enhanced maternity and paternity pay

by Ashleigh Webber
20 May 2021

Almost two-thirds of organisations offer enhanced maternity pay and most offer paternity pay that is more generous than statutory requirements.

  • Enhanced pay
  • Gender
  • Shared parental leave

Campaigners urge government to scrap shared parental leave

by Jo Faragher
26 Apr 2021

Campaigners call on government to scrap shared parental leave in favour of meaningful reform that tackles childcare inequality.

  • Gender
  • Coronavirus
  • Shared parental leave

Shared parental leave: Will the pandemic increase childcare equality?

by Jo Faragher
14 Apr 2021

Will the pandemic bring about a shift in perception of fathers accessing parental leave or is there a need for a more drastic approach?

  • Gender pay gap
  • Adoption
  • National living wage

April 2021 employment law changes: five things for HR to do

by Stephen Simpson
6 Apr 2021

An annual update on the changes to employment law that are happening in April 2021 – IR35, national living wage, statutory pay rates...

  • Shared parental leave
  • Maternity
  • Latest News

Volvo unveils global paid parental leave policy

by Peter Crush
1 Apr 2021

Volvo Cars has today announced the global roll-out of its brand new ‘Family Bond’ paid parental leave policy after a...

  • Working from home
  • Testing
  • Coronavirus

Establish a legal right to furlough for working parents: TUC

by Adam McCulloch
14 Jan 2021

Major survey finds 78% of working mothers have not been able to gain furlough funding.

  • Adoption
  • Parental bereavement leave
  • Shared parental leave

April 2021 statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay rates published

by XpertHR
8 Dec 2020

The government has published the proposed statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay, parental bereavement...

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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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