Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 25348
Department for Education: Paternity Leave
Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 31 January 2025
Question
Andrew Griffith
Conservative — Arundel and South Downs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department offers paternity leave to its staff from their first working day.
Answer
Janet DabyEmployees must have at least 26 continuous weeks employment in the Civil Service up to any day in the ‘qualifying week’ to be eligible for paternity leave. The ‘qualifying week’ is the fifteenth week before the baby is due.As with any changes to employmen...
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