Adoption
Understand your rights to leave and pay on the adoption of a child.
read more on Adoption Leave Adoption Leave
Who can take adoption leave? Have you recently been matched with a child? Find out the rules on adoption leave.
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Find out about the rules relating to Adoption Pay
read more on Paternity leave and pay for adoption Paternity leave and pay for adoption
Paternity leave can cover one or two weeks soon after the adoption of a child. Statutory Paternity Pay is paid for one or two weeks.
read more on Rights and benefits during adoption leave Rights and benefits during adoption leave
Overview of your rights to annual leave, car allowances, commissions, bonuses, pay rises, childcare vouchers, pension contributions and other contractual benefits during adoption leave.
read more on Holiday entitlement while on maternity or statutory family leave Holiday entitlement while on maternity or statutory family leave
We answer some frequently asked questions about annual leave and family leave.
read more on Shared Parental Leave for adoption or surrogacy Shared Parental Leave for adoption or surrogacy
Are parents adopting a child or using surrogacy entitled to Shared Parental Leave and Pay?
read more on Rights to time off for surrogate parents Rights to time off for surrogate parents
Your rights to time off as a surrogate parent
read more on Dismissal during pregnancy, or maternity, adoption or shared parental leave Dismissal during pregnancy, or maternity, adoption or shared parental leave
Your rights if you are facing dismissal while pregnant, on maternity leave, or soon after.
read more on Redundancy while pregnant, or on maternity, adoption or shared parental leave Redundancy while pregnant, or on maternity, adoption or shared parental leave
Information on your rights if you are made redundant while on maternity leave or just after you return to work.
read more on Sample letter of notice for adoption leave and pay to an employer Sample letter of notice for adoption leave and pay to an employer
Are you wanting to give your employer notice to take adoption leave and claim statutory adoption pay? If so you may find our sample letter useful.