Shared Parental Leave

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf employment right
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:UK_Government
gptkbp:allows parents to share leave after birth or adoption
gptkbp:appliesTo employees
same-sex couples
adoptive parents
gptkbp:availableOn April 2015
gptkbp:canBeTaken consecutively
in blocks
simultaneously by both parents
gptkbp:duration 50 weeks
gptkbp:eligibility continuous employment of 26 weeks
partner must also meet work and earnings test
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shared Parental Leave
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Children_and_Families_Act_2014
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:maximumPaidWeeks 37 weeks
gptkbp:purpose increase flexibility for working parents
promote gender equality in childcare
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Adoption_Leave
Maternity Leave
Paternity Leave
gptkbp:replacedBy Additional Paternity Leave
gptkbp:requiresNoticePeriod at least 8 weeks
gptkbp:statutoryPay gptkb:Statutory_Shared_Parental_Pay
gptkbp:statutoryPayAmount £172.48 per week or 90% of average weekly earnings (whichever is lower, as of 2023)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Statutory_Paternity_Pay
gptkb:Statutory_Shared_Parental_Pay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8