Where can I find information regarding New Parent Support Leave?

NHS Scotland New Parent Support Policy

Information regarding Paternity Leave can be found in the above policy. At a glance, the different types of New Parent Support leave are as follows:

Paternity Leave: An employee’s entitlement to leave from work for the purpose of caring for a child or supporting the mother following birth.

Adoptive Paternity Leave: An employee’s entitlement to leave from work for the purpose of caring for an adopted child or supporting the adopter.

An employee is entitled to take up to 2 weeks of new parent support leave, which does not affect their contractual rights. They must be the spouse or civil partner, partner, or nominated carer of a mother who gives birth to a child. Otherwise, they must be the biological father of the child.

New parent support leave is also available to intended parents on the birth of a child through a surrogacy arrangement.

New parent support leave is also available to employees who are adoptive parents where a child is matched or newly placed with them for adoption. Either adoptive parent may take new parent support leave while the other parent has chosen to take adoption leave.

The employee can take their new parent support leave either as a block of 2 weeks or 2 single weeks.