Adoption

Eligible employees who are adopting are entitled to up to 52 weeks’ adoption leave and Statutory Adoption Pay.

Adoption leave is made up of 26 weeks’ Ordinary Adoption Leave (OAL) and 26 weeks’ Additional Adoption leave (AAL).

Employees who are adopting and who meet qualifying conditions based on their length of service and average earnings are also entitled to 39 weeks’ Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP), which is paid by the employer and mostly or completely refunded by the government

If a couple is jointly adopting, the other member of the couple may also be eligible for two weeks’ statutory paternity leave and pay. Where an individual is adopting, his or her partner may also be eligible for paternity leave and pay – see section on Paternity for more details.

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