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Is a female employee entitled to be on statutory maternity leave while her partner is also on shared parental leave?

Posted in : First Tuesday Q&A NI on 3 July 2018
Chris Fullerton
Arthur Cox

The aim of shared parental leave is to enable both parents (or the mother’s partner) to have time off after their child is born without actually increasing the overall amount of leave that may be taken.

To be eligible for shared parental leave, the mother must:

  • Have employee status;
  • Be continuously employed with her employer for the 26 week period ending with the week immediately preceding the 14th week before the expected week of child birth;
  • Remain in employment with her employer until the week before any period of shared parental leave;
  • Have the main responsibility for care of the child;

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Chris Fullerton
Arthur Cox

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