Journey

Setting up Shared Parental Leave for the first time

A learning path for first-time employers building paternity, adoption and Shared Parental Leave policies from scratch. Walks you through scoping the policy, designing eligibility checks, and handling SPL booking notices within the 14-day statutory response window.

Starting Updated 2 November 2026

  1. How Shared Parental Leave works

  3. Family leave rates and thresholds

  4. Handle statutory paternity leave and pay

  5. Handle statutory adoption leave and pay

  7. How Shared Parental Leave works

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