Treasury: Paternity Leave
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) her Department and (b) HMRC was in each of the last three years.
Answered by James Murray
HMT Response
HM Treasury offers two-weeks’ paternity leave with pay for staff who meet the qualifying conditions. Staff can choose to take the two weeks together or in separate blocks of one week each.
The information below covers the average length of paternity leave in calendar days for the past three financial years in HM Treasury:
Financial years: | Average length of paternity leave: |
1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022 | 12.78 |
1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023 | 13.16 |
1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024 | 12.35 |
HMRC Response
Financial year April-23 to March-24: The average number of calendar days taken for paternity leave per person is 27.79 days.
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