Shared Parental Pay and Leave (ShPP/L)
Shared Parental Leave and Pay template letters 10 April 2015
Shared parental leave and pay regulations came into force on 1 December 2014 and apply to eligible parents where a baby is due, or a child is placed for adoption, on or after 5 April 2015.
Acas has published guidance which includes some useful template letters for both employers and employees.
Previous CIPP News
Acas publishes suite of practical tools on shared parental leave - 19 March 2015 GOV.UK guidance - 19 February 2015
CIPP comment
Our training department run a half day course filled with detailed information regarding Shared parental leave and pay. Visit the CIPP website for dates and locations.
Shared Parental Leave & Pay webcast 29 April 2015
The CIPP Policy Team has produced a short webcast to provide an overview of Shared Parental Leave & Pay with member Q & A.
You can access the webcast through the news link below.
Shared Parental Leave & Pay webcast
Shared parental leave and pay to be extended to grandparents by 2018 6 October 2015
The Chancellor has announced that he will extend shared parental leave and pay to working grandparents. Consultation will begin in the first half of 2017 with the aim of implementing the policy by 2018.
Evidence suggests that nearly 2 million grandparents have given up work, reduced their hours or have taken time off work to help families who cannot afford childcare costs. Grandparents may be contributing as much as £8bn each year to bridge the gap as work pressures increase. The government recognises that the crucial role that working grandparents play in providing childcare and supporting working families. Evidence shows more than half of mothers rely on grandparents for childcare when they first go back to work after maternity leave, and over 60 per cent of working grandparents with grandchildren aged under 16 provide some childcare. In total, some seven million grandparents are involved in childcare.
The new system will also provide flexibility in working arrangements for grandparents without fear of losing their job.
Of working grandparents who have never taken time off work to care for grandchildren under 16, around 1 in 10 have not been able to do so because they have either been refused time off by their employer, or simply felt that they weren’t able to ask. As a result, parents will be able to return to work sooner if they wish to.
The extension of shared parental leave and pay to working grandparents will ensure that hardworking families structure their lives in the way that works best for them.
CIPP Policy News Journal
25/04/2016, Page 417 of 453
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