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1. Shared Parental Leave Presented by Debbie Knowles Managing
Director
3. Mothers 52 weeks leave 39 weeks pay Fathers/Partners 2 weeks
leave on birth Up to 26 weeks leave after 20 weeks if mother
returns to work Current Framework Additional Paternity Leave no
longer available after 5th April 2015
4. 1 December 2014 Babies expected on or after 5 April 2015
Parents can share up to 50 weeks of leave SPL is NOT in addition to
maternity leave 52 weeks can be taken as maternity leave or shared
parental leave Mother must notify their employer that they wish to
bring their maternity leave to an end 2 weeks compulsory maternity
leave (4 weeks for factory workers) Can be taken at the same time
or consecutively Can be continuous or discontinuous Shared Parental
Pay (flat rate) available for up to 39 weeks (minus the 2 mandatory
weeks which the mother must take) Up to 20 SPLIT days The New
Rights
5. Shared Parental Leave Pay Available if M was entitled to
Statutory Maternity Pay Up to 39 weeks available (less 2 weeks
compulsory maternity pay) Eligibility same as for Statutory
Maternity Pay Paid at flat rate only (138.18 pw) Eligibility
Mother/adoptive mother Father/adoptive father/ mothers spouse,
partner or civil partner Adoptive parents where placement due after
5th April 2015 26 weeks continuous employment (at 15th week before
EWC) Partner must meet the Employment and Earnings test Partner
must be economically active Worked for 26 weeks in the previous 66
weeks Earning at least 30 in each of 13 of those weeks
6. Curtailment notice M gives 8 wks notice of intention to end
SML Written notice of entitlement M gives 8 wks before taking ShPL
Parents names and NI numbers Start/end date of SML taken by M and
maternity pay received Actual/expected date of birth Total ShPL
available Confirmation they are sharing childcare responsibility A
non-binding indication of how much ShPL each parent intends to take
A declaration from each parent Period of leave notice 8 wks before
ShPL period Start and end dates requested One continuous period or
several discontinuous periods Up to 3 requests can be made
(including requests to vary) Requests for continuous periods of
leave cannot be refused Requests for discontinuous periods can be
refused Must be reviewed and an alternative agreed within 14 days 3
Step Approach
7. Total combined Return to same job26 wks or less Same job; or
Suitable alternative More than 26 wks No detriment No dismissal No
qualifying service required Protection for employees Returning to
Work
8. Review existing policies Implement policy on Shared Parental
Leave Agree process for applications Train Managers Inform
employees
9. Any questions For further details contact us at:
[email protected] Your feedback:
www.employeemanagement.co.uk