Parents-to-be begin the countdown to Shared Parental Leave

Parents with babies due on or after April 5, 2015 can start sharing up to 50 weeks of parental leave. Approximately 285,000 working couples a year are expected to be eligible for shared parental leave, with parents required to give their employers eight weeks' notice of the pattern of leave they intend to take.

Treasury news release
Category: Employment » Parental rights. Area(s) of law: Employment.
Source: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.