Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 25352

Department for Transport: Paternity Leave

Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 29 January 2025

Question

Andrew Griffith

ConservativeArundel and South Downs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department offers paternity leave to its staff from their first working day.

Answer

Mike Kane
The Department for Transport follows the legislation on Statutory Ordinary Paternity/Partner Support Leave, which requires employees to have at least 26 weeks’ qualifying service to be entitled to such leave. The Department exceeds statutory requirements ...

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