Shared Parental Leave Guidance Notes & Forms
We have taken the unusual step of drafting detailed Guidance Notes for our clients on Shared Parental Leave (ShPL) and Shared Parental Pay (ShPP), as the new statutory family friendly rights are extremely complex to follow. This means it is likely that both employees and Managers may get matters wrong. Also, there are a variety of forms that employees should use when applying for ShPL, which we have also prepared for your use. The Legislation is already in place for babies born after 5th April 2015, but it is quite possible that clients may get enquiries as soon as parents have to submit their intentions, and this can be as soon as 8 weeks prior to the birth of the child. If you get any tentative enquiries, then we would urge that you refer to the Guidance Notes and issue the Notes out, not just to the employee making the enquiry, but also to the Manager, as there are circumstances where the Manager cannot refuse such a request, and it is important that your Managers understand this.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you get any requests for Shared Parental Leave and we will do our best to support you through the Shared Parental maze (including providing you with a copy of our Guidance Notes & Template Forms), although it has to be said that this will be a learning curve for us all!
