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--- company_policies:adoption_leave_policy [2024/01/08 12:37] – john
+++ company_policies:adoption_leave_policy [2024/01/15 15:33] (current) – john
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+Updated: 08/01/2024
+[[https://esmith.impamark.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=company_policies:adoption_leave_policy|https://esmith.impamark.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=company_policies:adoption_leave_policy]]
 ====== Adoption Leave Policy ======
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 This policy sets out the Company’s entitlements for employees who are adopting a child, including notification requirements and rights to time off work.
-If you are matched for adoption with a child, you may be entitled to either adoption leave or paternity leave.  One parent cannot take both periods of leave, and it is up to you and your partner to decide who is the main adopter and so will take adoption leave. The main adopter’s partner may be entitled to take paternity leave. You may also wish to refer to our Paternity Leave policy.
+If you are matched for adoption with a child, you may be entitled to either adoption leave or paternity leave. One parent cannot take both periods of leave, and it is up to you and your partner to decide who is the main adopter and so will take adoption leave. The main adopter’s partner may be entitled to take paternity leave. You may also wish to refer to our Paternity Leave policy.
-Main adopters are entitled to a total of 52 weeks’ leave. We have set out below all of your rights and obligations should you be matched for adoption.  We would ask that you notify us as soon as possible of your situation so that we can ensure you are fully aware of all your entitlements and obligations.
+Main adopters are entitled to a total of 52 weeks’ leave. We have set out below all of your rights and obligations should you be matched for adoption. We would ask that you notify us as soon as possible of your situation so that we can ensure you are fully aware of all your entitlements and obligations.
 ===== Time off for Adoption Appointments =====
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 You are required to give us notice, in writing, of your intention to take adoption leave within seven days of being notified by the adoption agency that you have been matched with a child, unless this is not reasonably practicable. The notice must specify:
-•   the date the child is expected to be placed with you; and\\
+• the date the child is expected to be placed with you; and\\
-•   the date you want the adoption leave to start.
+• the date you want the adoption leave to start.
 You should provide the "matching certificate" from the adoption agency. The certificate will include basic information on matching and expected placement dates.
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 If you intend to return to work before the end of your additional adoption leave, you must give us at least eight weeks’ notice of the date on which you intend to return. If you do not give us eight weeks’ notice, we may postpone your return to a date ensuring that there has been eight weeks’ notice.
-Shortly before your return to work, we will be in touch with you to arrange an informal meeting with your manager.  The aim of this meeting is to discuss your return and to ensure it is as smooth a transition back to work as possible.
+Shortly before your return to work, we will be in touch with you to arrange an informal meeting with your manager. The aim of this meeting is to discuss your return and to ensure it is as smooth a transition back to work as possible.
 You have the right to return:
-•   with your seniority, pension rights and similar rights\\
+• with your seniority, pension rights and similar rights\\
-•   on terms and conditions no less favourable than those which would have applied if you had not been absent.
+• on terms and conditions no less favourable than those which would have applied if you had not been absent.
 You will not be subject to any detriment by the company because you took or sought to take adoption leave.
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 ===== Adoption Pay =====
-Dependent upon your length of service, you may be entitled to statutory adoption pay (SAP). If you qualify for SAP this will be paid for the first six weeks at 90% of your normal weekly earnings in the eight week period up to the date of notification of a match, with the remainder paid at the earnings related limit or the statutory rate, whichever is lower. SAP will be paid in the same way as your wages would be paid if you were not on leave.  If you do not qualify for such a payment, you may, dependent upon your circumstances, be eligible to receive allowances from the appropriate government departments.
+Dependent upon your length of service, you may be entitled to statutory adoption pay (SAP). If you qualify for SAP this will be paid for the first six weeks at 90% of your normal weekly earnings in the eight week period up to the date of notification of a match, with the remainder paid at the earnings related limit or the statutory rate, whichever is lower. SAP will be paid in the same way as your wages would be paid if you were not on leave. If you do not qualify for such a payment, you may, dependent upon your circumstances, be eligible to receive allowances from the appropriate government departments.
 ===== Shared Parental Leave and Pay =====
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 ===== Surrogacy and Adoption Rights =====
-If you are an intended parent in a surrogacy arrangement who intends to apply for, or has already applied for, a Parental Order you may be entitled to either adoption leave and pay or paternity leave and pay.  One parent cannot claim entitlement to both periods of leave and pay, and it is up to you to decide which you wish to claim (subject to eligibility).
+If you are an intended parent in a surrogacy arrangement who intends to apply for, or has already applied for, a Parental Order you may be entitled to either adoption leave and pay or paternity leave and pay. One parent cannot claim entitlement to both periods of leave and pay, and it is up to you to decide which you wish to claim (subject to eligibility).
 You will be entitled to take unpaid time off to accompany the surrogate mother to up to two antenatal appointments of up to six and a half hours per appointment.
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 If you have begun a period of adoption leave in respect of a child before approval of a Parental Order, and you are subsequently notified that the application is refused, your adoption leave period will end eight weeks after the week of that notification or the end of the adoption leave period if that is earlier.
-Dependent upon your length of service, you may be entitled to Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP). If you qualify for SAP this will be paid for the first six weeks at 90% of your normal weekly earnings in the eight week period leading up to the end of the 15th week before the baby is due to be born, with the remainder paid at the earnings related limit or the statutory rate, whichever is lower. SAP will be paid in the same way as your wages would be paid if you were not on leave.  If you do not qualify for such a payment, you may, dependent upon your circumstances, be eligible to receive allowances from the appropriate government departments.
+Dependent upon your length of service, you may be entitled to Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP). If you qualify for SAP this will be paid for the first six weeks at 90% of your normal weekly earnings in the eight week period leading up to the end of the 15th week before the baby is due to be born, with the remainder paid at the earnings related limit or the statutory rate, whichever is lower. SAP will be paid in the same way as your wages would be paid if you were not on leave. If you do not qualify for such a payment, you may, dependent upon your circumstances, be eligible to receive allowances from the appropriate government departments.
 ===== Dual Approved Prospective Adopters and Adoption Leave =====
-If you are a dual approved prospective adopter, a local authority foster parent who has a child placed with you with an expectation to adopt that child in accordance with section 22C of the Children Act 1989, you may be entitled to either adoption leave and pay or paternity leave and pay.  One parent cannot claim entitlement to both periods of leave and pay, and it is up to you to decide which you wish to claim (subject to eligibility).
+If you are a dual approved prospective adopter, a local authority foster parent who has a child placed with you with an expectation to adopt that child in accordance with section 22C of the Children Act 1989, you may be entitled to either adoption leave and pay or paternity leave and pay. One parent cannot claim entitlement to both periods of leave and pay, and it is up to you to decide which you wish to claim (subject to eligibility).
 You are entitled to adoption leave from the start date of your employment. This will be for a total of 52 weeks, split in to two periods of “ordinary” and “additional” adoption leave of 26 weeks each.
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 You are required to give us notice, in writing, of your intention to take adoption leave within seven days of being notified of the child’s placement by the local authority in accordance with section 22C, unless this is not reasonably practicable. The notice must specify:
-•   the date the child is expected to be placed with you; and\\
+• the date the child is expected to be placed with you; and\\
-•   the date you want the adoption leave to start.
+• the date you want the adoption leave to start.
 If you have begun a period of adoption leave in respect of a child placed with you under section 22C, and this placement does not proceed to a formal adoption, your adoption leave period will end eight weeks after the child is removed or the end of the adoption leave period if that is earlier.
-Dependent upon your length of service, you may be entitled to Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP). If you qualify for SAP this will be paid for the first six weeks at 90% of your normal weekly earnings in the eight week period leading up to the date of notification, with the remainder paid at the earnings related limit or the statutory rate, whichever is lower. SAP will be paid in the same way as your wages would be paid if you were not on leave.  If you do not qualify for such a payment, you may, dependent upon your circumstances, be eligible to receive allowances from the appropriate government departments.
+Dependent upon your length of service, you may be entitled to Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP). If you qualify for SAP this will be paid for the first six weeks at 90% of your normal weekly earnings in the eight week period leading up to the date of notification, with the remainder paid at the earnings related limit or the statutory rate, whichever is lower. SAP will be paid in the same way as your wages would be paid if you were not on leave. If you do not qualify for such a payment, you may, dependent upon your circumstances, be eligible to receive allowances from the appropriate government departments.