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Starting Date: 14-05-07
Closing Date: 03-08-07
The Government published its consultation on the administration of Additional Paternity Leave and Pay following commitments made in the November 2006 Government Response to the consultation on Additional Paternity Leave and Pay in March 2006.
Additional Paternity Leave and Pay will enable employed fathers and partners of new mothers to take up to 26 weeks Additional Paternity Leave, where the mother returned to work after six months but before the end of her maternity leave and pay period. This will provide parents with more choice in child care responsibilities and for the first time ever, the option of dividing a period of paid leave entitlement between them.
The purpose of the consultation was to invite practical comments on the preferred administration process and some of the remaining detail of the scheme to ensure that burdens on business are minimised, whilst providing more choice for parents and allowing fathers a greater opportunity to be involved in raising a child.
Previous consultations can be found on the Work and Families page.
For more details contact:
Alan Martin
Employment Relations Directorate
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Room 4104 1
Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
Tel: 020 72151123
Fax: 020 7215 0168
Email: workandfamilies@berr.gsi.gov.uk
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