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Family leave definition

What does Family leave mean? Family leave describes statutory time off work connected with childbirth, adoption or caring responsibilities, and associated employment protections. It is an umbrella term; the underlying entitlements are defined in legislation in each jurisdiction. In England & Wales and Scotland, and broadly similarly in Northern Ireland, family leave commonly includes statutory maternity leave, statutory adoption leave, statutory paternity leave, shared parental leave, unpaid parental leave and parental bereavement leave. In Ireland, comparable entitlements include maternity leave, adoptive leave, paternity leave, parental leave and parents’ leave, with differing labels and qualifying rules. Key features across the UK and Ireland include...

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Pensions on statutory family leave: obligations for occupational and personal schemes on contributions and accrual across maternity, paternity, adoption, parental, shared parental, bereavement, neonatal and carer’s leave

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Periods of statutory Family leave include:

  • Maternity leave — for more details, consult PrACTice Note: Maternity leave
  • Paternity leave — for more details, consult Practice Note: Paternity leave and pay
  • Adoption leave — for more details, consult Practice Note: Adoption leave
  • Parental leave — for more details, consult Practice Note: Parental leave
  • Shared parental leave — for more details, consult Practice Notes: Shared parental leave (birth) and Shared parental leave (adoption)
  • Parental bereavement leave — for more details, consult Practice Note: Parental bereavement leave and pay
  • Neonatal care leave — for more details, consult Practice Note: Neonatal care leave and pay
  • Carer’s leave — for more details, consult Practice Note: Carer’s leave

Protection of pension rights during periods of statutory family leave

Statutory provisions safeguard the pension entitlements of members of occupational pension schemes and other ‘employment-related benefit schemes’ while they are away from work on statutory family leave. The way members’ pension rights are dealt with can differ according to the scheme in question and whether the leave is paid or unpaid. The term ‘employment-related benefit scheme’ is defined by the Social Security Act 1989 (SSA 1989) and that definition remains in effect today...

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