gptkbp:instanceOf
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employment right
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gptkbp:administeredBy
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gptkb:UK_Government
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gptkbp:allows
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parents to share leave after birth or adoption
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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employees
same-sex couples
adoptive parents
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gptkbp:availableOn
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April 2015
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gptkbp:canBeTaken
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consecutively
in blocks
simultaneously by both parents
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gptkbp:duration
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50 weeks
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gptkbp:eligibility
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continuous employment of 26 weeks
partner must also meet work and earnings test
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Shared Parental Leave
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gptkbp:introduced
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gptkb:Children_and_Families_Act_2014
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gptkbp:introducedIn
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:maximumPaidWeeks
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37 weeks
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gptkbp:purpose
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increase flexibility for working parents
promote gender equality in childcare
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Adoption_Leave
Maternity Leave
Paternity Leave
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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Additional Paternity Leave
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gptkbp:requiresNoticePeriod
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at least 8 weeks
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gptkbp:statutoryPay
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gptkb:Statutory_Shared_Parental_Pay
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gptkbp:statutoryPayAmount
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£172.48 per week or 90% of average weekly earnings (whichever is lower, as of 2023)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Statutory_Paternity_Pay
gptkb:Statutory_Shared_Parental_Pay
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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