Adoption leave policy

Sample adoption leave policy

1. General adoption leave policy

An employee seeking to adopt a child may take up to two days of unpaid pre-adoption leave to attend any interviews or examinations required to obtain approval for the adoption.

Employees adopting a child under the age of five years are entitled to take up to 52 weeks of unpaid adoption leave (shared between both parents).

The provisions apply to both married couples and single people who adopt and applies to placements for children up to 18 years old.

In the case of a married couple, only one of them will be entitled to take the leave. However, the other will be entitled to the two weeks paternity leave (if they qualify).

This leave is only available when the adopted child has not previously lived continuously with either parent for at least six months and is not a child or step child of either parent.

Parents may take up to three weeks unpaid leave simultaneously when an adopted child is placed with them.

Other types of leave can be taken in conjunction with adoption leave providing the total period of absence does not exceed 52 weeks.

2. Conditions of adoption leave

The employee must have completed a qualifying period of employment. This is at least 26 weeks by the week in which the approved match with the child is made.

They must comply with notification requirements and have average weekly earnings equal to or above the lower earnings limit applying to National Insurance Contributions.

Sponsor sites:

1. 74 interview questions and answers - Answer samples and answer tips for 74 common interview questions.

2. Ultimate Guide To Job Interview Answers - Best answer samples and answer tips for job interview questions.

3. Phrases For Performance Appraisals - New 'Phrases For Performance Appraisals' Resource Guide Offers Sample Phrases In Various Categories Of KPIs Used By Professionals To Write Their Performance Reviews.

4. Job interview questions - Free over 300 top job interview questions.

5. Interview questions and answers - Free 51 job interview questions and answers.

6. Performance appraisal - Forms, methods, tips of performance management.

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 at 7:03 pm and is filed under HR policies. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

5 Responses to “Adoption leave policy”

Vince Delmonte April 15th, 2009 at 4:08 am

This topic is quite hot on the Internet at the moment. What do you pay attention to when choosing what to write about?

San April 23rd, 2009 at 9:05 pm

Tks for this policy

Jenny April 24th, 2009 at 12:44 pm

What are process of this policy?

Obuma April 26th, 2009 at 1:48 pm

Tks for this post. What about employee handbook?

Survey November 19th, 2009 at 5:46 am

Hi, I found your blog when i was searching for sites related to surveys. I must say, your site is good. I like the design too, its nice. I don’t have the time now to slowly read your blog but I have bookmarked it and I also signed up for your RSS feed. I will return in a day or two. Thanks for an informative site.

HR management