Written questions

Cabinet Office: Parental Leave

Commons · Question 25189 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 29 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 29 Jan 2025

To qualify for statutory Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Shared Parental Pay (ShPP), both parents (mother/primary adopter and their partner/secondary adopter) must meet an economic activity test relating to employment and earnings and an individual test r...