Maternity, Paternity, Adoption & Parental Leave Policy

Legal Changes: This staff policy template has been updated to include the latest changes to paternity leave introduced on 3 April 2011.

Are you an employer? Do you know your employees’ rights regarding maternity leave, paternity leave, adoption leave and parental leave? 

This 'Download Now' Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Parental Leave Policy will take away the difficulty of creating a maternity leave policy, paternity leave policy, adoption leave policy and parental leave policy for your business.

Employment policies incorporating a maternity leave policy, paternity leave policy, adoption leave policy and parental leave policy are simple to create with Lawpack’s Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Parental Leave Policy.

There is comprehensive legislation covering all four areas of leave covered by this staff policy. Employers must be sure that they follow the requirements of employment law, and this staff policy sets out a process for addressing each employment leave issue lawfully.

Drafted for general use, this staff policy sets out the rights of the employee and employer.

Your Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Parental Leave Policy covers the main employment issues of a staff policy:

Staff Maternity Leave Policy:

• Ante-natal appointments
• Staff informing the business of the pregnancy
• Protection during maternity leave
• Length of maternity leave
• Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)
• ‘Keeping in touch days’
• Staff returning to work after maternity leave

Staff Adoption Leave Policy:

• Staff eligibility for adoption leave
• Length of adoption leave
• Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP)
• Staff returning to work after adoption leave

Staff Paternity Leave Policy:

• Staff eligibility for paternity leave
• Length of paternity leave
• Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP)

Staff Parental Leave Policy: 

• Staff eligibility for parental leave
• Length of parental leave
• Non-payment/payment of parental leave

Employers - Get your staff policy in writing today with our ready-to-use employment policy template. Available to download instantly.

Other information

• Changes to paternity leave introduced in April