9 Maternity Leave Granted to expectant A compulsory n/a (ML) mothers for the purpose of minimum of 2 giving birth and caring for a and a newly born child/children maximum of 52 weeks 10 Occupational A full pay enhancement to 18 weeks (or 9 n/a Adoption Pay (OAP) SAP and paid to staff on AL weeks full pay and 18 weeks half pay) 11 Occupational An enhancement of SMP 18 weeks (or 9 n/a Maternity Pay up to full pay and paid to weeks full pay (OMP) staff ML and 18 weeks half pay) 12 Occupational A full pay enhancement to 16 weeks n/a Shared Parental SSPP, paid to staff opting maximum (18 Pay (OSPP) to take ShPL weeks minus the 2 week Conditional upon advanced compulsory notice being given and ML/AL period) agreement to the patterns of leave requested 13 Ordinary Parental Granted to staff with Up to 18 1 year (OPL) parental responsibility for a weeks child under the age of 18 May be taken in one block or discontinuously 14 Paternity/Partner’s Granted to the partner of Up to 4 weeks n/a (PL) someone giving birth to or (pro rata for adopting a child part time employees) Must be taken during the 6 month period spanning 3 May be taken months prior to the in one block or EWC/date of adoption and discontinuously the subsequent 3 months 15 Period of Leave The notice issued to an n/a n/a Notice (PLN) employer by someone specifying the dates on which they wish to take ShPL 16 Sabbatical Leave A period of leave without 1 term 3 years (SaL) teaching commitments and available to research active academic staff returning from ML, AL or ShPL
9 Maternity Leave (ML) Granted to expectant mothers for the purpose of giving birth and caring for a newly born child/children A compulsory minimum of 2 and a maximum of 52 weeks n/a 10 Occupational Adoption Pay (OAP) A full pay enhancement to SAP and paid to staff on AL 18 weeks (or 9 weeks full pay and 18 weeks half pay) n/a 11 Occupational Maternity Pay (OMP) An enhancement of SMP up to full pay and paid to staff ML 18 weeks (or 9 weeks full pay and 18 weeks half pay) n/a 12 Occupational Shared Parental Pay (OSPP) A full pay enhancement to SSPP, paid to staff opting to take ShPL Conditional upon advanced notice being given and agreement to the patterns of leave requested 16 weeks maximum (18 weeks minus the 2 week compulsory ML/AL period) n/a 13 Ordinary Parental (OPL) Granted to staff with parental responsibility for a child under the age of 18 Up to 18 weeks May be taken in one block or discontinuously 1 year 14 Paternity/Partner’s (PL) Granted to the partner of someone giving birth to or adopting a child Must be taken during the 6 month period spanning 3 months prior to the EWC/date of adoption and the subsequent 3 months Up to 4 weeks (pro rata for part time employees) May be taken in one block or discontinuously n/a 15 Period of Leave Notice (PLN) The notice issued to an employer by someone specifying the dates on which they wish to take ShPL n/a n/a 16 Sabbatical Leave (SaL) A period of leave without teaching commitments and available to research active academic staff returning from ML, AL or ShPL 1 term 3 years
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