What is it?
The
minimum entitlement to time off work for employees on adoption
leave.
How much can an individual
get?
An employee who has
adopted a child, or who is one of a couple who have jointly adopted a child, and
who has been continuously employed for 26 or more weeks by the end of the week
in which he or she is notified of being matched with a child for adoption is
entitled to the following:
| Ordinary adoption leave |
26 weeks |
| Additional adoption leave |
26 weeks (following on immediately from ordinary adoption leave) |
Current rates effective from: 6 April 2003. |
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