562 1.Current leave and other employment-related policies to

However, legislation This provides the opportunity for employees to complete paid work during the leave period, with the possibility of receiving their full salary for that time (up to a maximum of 20 days) provided their employer agrees. [...] 529 In order to qualify for SPL, an individual needs to meet a length of service the 15th week before the expected week of childbirth); have a partner who meets an economic activity test (i.e., have worked for 26 weeks out of the 66 weeks before the expected week of childbirth and have earned at least GBP£30 [ ] in total in 13 of the 66 weeks); and be working for the same employer when they want t. [...] Paternity leave (responsibility of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)573 574 572Department for Business and Trade (2023) Parental Leave and Pay Good Work Plan: Proposals to Support Families Government Response. [...] Other types of leave and flexible working Providing they meet the eligibility criteria for Maternity leave, and its derivative SPL, an adoptive parent (or one of the parents in a joint adoption) is eligible for 52 weeks of adoption leave, paid at 90 per cent of the main -rate t of average gross weekly earnings (whichever is lower) for the next 33 weeks. [...] The new law, which comes into force from 6 April 2024, extends the priority protection status to pregnant employees and those who have recently returned from Maternity/Adoption leave and Shared Parental leave.581 The protection is for end of Maternity leave (or 18 months from the Expected Week of Childbirth if not notified).