Adoption Leave

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Employment Benefit
gptkbp:aimsTo Work-life balance
Child bonding
Family formation
gptkbp:appliesTo Couples adopting jointly
Single adopters
gptkbp:AustraliaDuration Up to 12 months unpaid leave
gptkbp:availableOn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:India
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:CanadaDuration Up to 35 weeks parental leave for adoptive parents
gptkbp:combines gptkb:Shared_Parental_Leave
gptkbp:compatibleWith Foster parents (in some jurisdictions)
gptkbp:duration Varies by country
gptkbp:eligibility Adoptive parents
Employees who have been matched with a child for adoption
gptkbp:employerObligation To grant eligible employees time off for adoption
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Adoption Leave
gptkbp:IndiaDuration 12 weeks for women adopting a child below 3 months
gptkbp:introducedIn Late 20th century
gptkbp:mayBePaidOrUnpaid Depending on country and employer
gptkbp:mayInclude gptkb:Statutory_Adoption_Pay
Unpaid Leave
gptkbp:protectedBy Anti-discrimination laws
gptkbp:purpose To allow adoptive parents time off work to care for a newly adopted child
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Employment_Law
Company Policy
gptkbp:relatedTo Maternity Leave
Parental Leave
Paternity Leave
gptkbp:requires Employment tenure
Proof of adoption
gptkbp:requiresNotification Employee must inform employer in advance
gptkbp:sharedBy Adoption Pay
gptkbp:SingaporeDuration Up to 12 weeks for adoptive mothers
gptkbp:SouthAfricaDuration Up to 10 weeks
gptkbp:UKDuration Up to 52 weeks
gptkbp:UKStatutoryPay Up to 39 weeks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Statutory_Adoption_Pay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8