Written questions

Department for Transport: Parental Leave

Commons · Question 25195 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 29 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.

Answer

Answered by Mike Kane, 29 Jan 2025

The Department for Transport follows the legislation on Shared Parental Leave, which requires employees to have at least 26 weeks’ qualifying service to be entitled to such leave. The Department exceeds statutory requirements by providing enhanced pay for...