FAQs

All items: Eligibility for adoption leave

Do employees have a statutory right to time off work prior to the commencement of adoption leave to attend placement meetings?
What qualifying service is necessary for statutory adoption leave?
Do employees who will become the legal parents of a child under a surrogacy arrangement have access to any family-friendly rights?
What is the effect on statutory adoption leave and pay if the adoption is disrupted?
Where a couple are adopting a child can they both take statutory adoption leave?
Where an employee is adopting two children, will they be entitled to two periods of adoption leave?
Which employees are entitled to statutory adoption leave?
How much statutory adoption leave is an employee entitled to take?
Will a step-parent who adopts their partner's child qualify for statutory adoption leave?

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Frequently asked questions and answers on eligibility for adoption leave.