Policy - Gender pay gap white paper

A mother must take a minimum of two weeks’ maternity leave following the birth (four if she works in a factory). If an employee is eligible, and they or their partner end maternity or adoption leave and pay (or Maternity Allowance) early, then they can:

● ● take the rest of the 52 weeks of leave (up to a maximum of 50 weeks) as SPL ● ● take the rest of the 39 weeks of pay (up to a maximum of 37 weeks) as ShPP

ShPP is paid at the rate of £145.18 a week or 90% of an employee’s average weekly earnings, whichever is lower. SPL and ShPP are only available in England, Scotland and Wales.

Time off for family and dependents Employees are entitled to time off to deal with an emergency involving a dependant. Employers may pay workers when they take time off to look after dependants but they don’t have to.

Employees can’t have time off if they knew about a situation beforehand. For example they wouldn’t be covered if they wanted to take their child to the hospital for an appointment, but they may get parental leave instead.

Parental leave Parental leave is unpaid. Employees are entitled to 18 weeks’ leave for each child and adopted child, up to their 18th birthday.

The limit on how much parental leave each parent can take in a year is four weeks for each child (unless the employer agrees otherwise).

Parental leave must be taken as whole weeks rather than individual days, unless the employer agrees otherwise or if the child is disabled.

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