8.4
If you leave employment for any reason (for example, if you resign or are made redundant) you are still eligible for SAP if you have already been notified by an agency that you have been matched with a child. In such cases, SAP starts:
(a) 14 days before the Expected Placement Date; or
(b) the day after your employment ends,
whichever is the later.
9.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS DURING ADOPTION LEAVE
9.1
All the terms and conditions of your employment remain in force during OAL and AAL, except for the terms relating to pay. In particular:
(a) benefits in kind such as life insurance, health insurance, gym membership and use of a company vehicle if applicable shall continue;
(b) annual leave entitlement under your contract shall continue to accrue (see paragraph 10); and
(c)
pension benefits shall continue (see paragraph 11).
10.
ANNUAL LEAVE
10.1
Annual leave will accrue at the rate provided under your contract.
10.2
Our holiday year runs from 1 January to 31 December. In many cases a period of adoption leave will last beyond the end of the holiday year. Any holiday entitlement for the year that cannot reasonably be taken before starting your adoption leave can be carried over to the next holiday year. You should try to limit carry over to one week's holiday or less. Carry over of more than one week is at your manager's discretion. You should discuss your holiday plans with your manager in good time before starting your adoption leave. All holiday dates are subject to approval by your manager.
10.3
11.
PENSIONS
11.1
During OAL and any further period of paid adoption leave we shall continue to make any employer contributions that we usually make into a money-purchase pension scheme, based on what your earnings would have been if you had not been on adoption leave provided that you continue to make contributions based on the adoption pay you are receiving. If you wish to increase your contributions to make up any shortfall from those based on your normal salary then please contact the Business Support Officer. The period of OAL and any further period of paid adoption leave counts towards our final salary pension scheme as pensionable service, provided you make the necessary minimum contributions based on the adoption pay you are receiving.
11.2
12.
DISRUPTED ADOPTION
12.1
In an adoption or fostering for adoption case, adoption leave is disrupted if it has started but:
(a) you are notified that the placement will not take place;
(b) the child is returned to the adoption agency after placement; or
(c)
the child dies after placement.
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