The University provides paternity leave entitlements for fathers, and maternity support leave entitlements for the partner of the expectant mother/child's adopter.
The University’s Ordinary paternity/maternity support leave policy incorporates all relevant legislation and statutory entitlement with regard to paternity leave and pay.
The term ‘maternity support leave’ is used by the University in addition to ‘paternity leave’ to recognise that any employee who is the partner of an expectant mother, or a child’s adopter, is entitled to leave under this policy.
If this guide does not answer all your queries, please seek advice and further details from your Human Resources Business Partner.
Additional statutory paternity/maternity support leave only applies in relation to babies due to be born on or after 3 April 2011 or, in respect of children matched for adoption, on or after that date.
