clarify who are (to distinguish Declaration’, ‘they’ from earlier use of the heading to ‘you’). Changing from the other would ‘…Declaration parent/partner’ help clarify this point. Move the penultimate paragraph on page 4 up to yes Included in updated policy the section headed Notification. Clarify that the reference to (page yes Included in the ‘birth certificate’ updated policy 3, top paragraph) refers to the birth certificate of the child. Under the section provisions for yes Included in ‘..default updated policy discontinuous leave simplify the wording of only’, the second paragraph. Payments Clarify any payments for SPLIT days, depending on yes Included in updated policy when these are taken. Additional information In the second paragraph (page 3), change wording yes Included in updated policy to your combined leave period ‘…if (maternity/paternity/adoption plus shared parental Also, remove the subsequent sentence, leave)…. referring to unpaid parental leave. The risk of taking more than 26 weeks should be yes Included in updated policy made clearer, as the job that an individual had prior to SPL may not be held open for them. Ensure wording is in line with maternity policy, as relevant. Add links in the policy to: yes To be included with policy when Adoption leave it goes on the Maternity leave intranet Paternity leave And attach four request templates. Review the policy at around a six month period. yes Included in
Declaration’, clarify who ‘they’ are (to distinguish from earlier use of ‘you’). Changing the heading to ‘…Declaration from the other parent/partner’ would help clarify this point. Move the penultimate paragraph on page 4 up to the section headed Notification. yes Included in updated policy Clarify that the reference to ‘birth certificate’ (page 3, top paragraph) refers to the birth certificate of the child. yes Included in the updated policy Under the section ‘..default provisions for discontinuous leave only’, simplify the wording of the second paragraph. yes Included in updated policy Payments Clarify any payments for SPLIT days, depending on when these are taken. yes Included in updated policy Additional information In the second paragraph (page 3), change wording to ‘…if your combined leave period (maternity/paternity/adoption plus shared parental leave)…. Also, remove the subsequent sentence, referring to unpaid parental leave. yes Included in updated policy The risk of taking more than 26 weeks should be made clearer, as the job that an individual had prior to SPL may not be held open for them. Ensure wording is in line with maternity policy, as relevant. yes Included in updated policy Add links in the policy to: Adoption leave Maternity leave Paternity leave And attach four request templates. yes To be included with policy when it goes on the intranet Review the policy at around a six month period. yes Included in
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