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<p>The Department for Work and Pensions is committed to being a good modern employer
and to offering family friendly employment policies that support business needs. This
includes encouraging Shared Parental Leave by providing contractual Shared Parental
Pay, which exceeds statutory arrangements and reflects best employment practice.</p><p>
</p><p>Using Shared Parental Leave and Shared Parental Pay, employees who are having
a baby or adopting a child may be able to share up to 50 weeks of leave and up to
37 weeks of pay, if they meet the eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>For 26 of those
weeks leave<strong>, </strong>if an employee meets the qualifying criteria, departmental
Shared Parental Pay will be paid at full pay, less any weeks’ statutory maternity
pay, maternity allowance or statutory adoption pay and leave already taken. The remaining
13 weeks will be paid at statutory rate for 13 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>Employees may
be able to share the pay and leave in the first year after their child is born or
placed with their family for adoption and use Shared Parental Leave to take leave
in blocks separated by periods of work, or take it all in one go. Employees can also
choose to be off work together or to stagger the leave and pay.</p>
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