Schemes that help lighten the financial costs of having and raising children.
Get time off to prepare for delivery, recover from childbirth, and bond with your baby.
Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for working mothers, including self-employed.
For working mothers who do not qualify for paid maternity leave due to their employment arrangements.
Up to 12 weeks of paid leave for working mothers who adopt a child.
Up to 4 weeks of paid leave for working fathers, including self-employed and adoptive fathers.
For working fathers who do not qualify for paid paternity leave due to their employment arrangements.
For working fathers to share part of their wife’s maternity leave benefits. This scheme will be replaced with a new 6 week Shared Parental Leave scheme from 1 April 2025.
(From 1 April 2025) 6 weeks of additional paid parental leave, to be shared between both parents
Up to 6 days of paid leave for those with children below 7 years old.
2 days of paid leave for those with children between 7 and 12 years old.
Up to 12 days of unpaid leave for those with children below 2 years old.
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