Shared 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.
Shared parental leave: enhanced pay is key to take-up
Employers that enhance shared parental pay are twice as likely to receive shared parental leave requests as those who offer...
Shared parental leave: what impact has it had?
What impact has shared parental leave had on your organisation over the past year? XpertHR is conducting a survey of...
Budget 2016: shared grandparental leave proposals to be unveiled in May
The first consultation on the extension of shared parental leave to grandparents will be launched in May, Chancellor George Osborne...
Discontinuous leave
Shared parental leave and pay – equalising opportunities?
With reports citing that only 1% of those eligible took a period of shared parental leave in 2018 it is...
Shared parental leave: removing financial barriers could encourage uptake
UCL research suggests that shared parental leave is failing, with financial implications and strict eligibility creating barriers...
Maternity, paternity and shared (grand)parental leave webinar
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 ...
Enhanced pay
Shared parental leave and pay – equalising opportunities?
With reports citing that only 1% of those eligible took a period of shared parental leave in 2018 it is...
Why it’s time to compel all employers to publish parental policies
Recent research claimed that top employers’ parental policies are “invisible”, and a number have now publicly committed to publishing their...
Diageo announces six months’ paid parental leave
Drinks giant Diageo has announced a new policy to offer men and women 52 weeks’ parental leave with the first...
Shared parental leave and pay – equalising opportunities?
With reports citing that only 1% of those eligible took a period of shared parental leave in 2018 it is...
Why it’s time to compel all employers to publish parental policies
Recent research claimed that top employers’ parental policies are “invisible”, and a number have now publicly committed to publishing their...
Shared parental leave should be ‘overhauled’
Shared parental leave is unaffordable for most working families and should be overhauled, according to the TUC.
Shared parental leave...
Diageo announces six months’ paid parental leave
Drinks giant Diageo has announced a new policy to offer men and women 52 weeks’ parental leave with the first...
Top employers’ support for working parents is “invisible”
A number of employers including Asos, IBM, Lidl and Facebook are completely ‘invisible’ when it comes to publicising their support...
‘Business lacks transparency over parental support’
LinkedIn has claimed to have revealed evidence of a “disconnect” between employers and employees over the issue of flexible work, as most working parents feel their employers are not fully open about their parental policies.
Men’s parental leave is key to women’s progression
On International Women’s Day, Lauren Touré looks at how encouraging men to share parental responsibilities can have a profound effect on female career progression.
Top 10 HR questions January 2019: Holiday pay, overtime and tax on exit payments
How should employers deal with overtime when calculating holiday pay? Does it make a difference if the overtime is voluntary,...
How has Brexit impacted employment legislation?
The number of business-related laws passed in 2018 fell by 27%, according to research by Thomson Reuters. With civil service...
Flexible working has plateaued, study finds
The number of people using flexible working arrangements has flatlined since 2010, despite the right to request flexibility being extended...
Six employment law decisions that will shape 2019
Which employment law decisions will shape 2019? We outline six of the most significant cases in the pipeline – from...
The 10 most important employment law cases in 2018
As always, HR professionals had their fair share of employment law cases to keep track of in 2018, but what...
Five things to know about family leave in 2019
The area of family rights will continue to be a hot topic in 2019, both in terms of new cases...
What should employers consider when publishing parental leave and pay policies?
The government said in October that it plans to consult on the former employment relations minister Jo Swinson’s bill to...
2019 statutory pay rates revealed
The Government has published the statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay...
Two thirds of dads take six months’ shared parental leave at Aviva
Enhancing shared parental pay to the same level as maternity pay has been shown to help lead to a dramatically...
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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
