Cabinet Office: Paternity Leave
The question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department offers paternity leave to its staff from their first working day.
Answered by Georgia Gould
To be eligible for statutory paternity leave, Cabinet Office policy currently requires employees to meet a series of qualifying conditions, including the requirement to have worked continuously for the Civil Service for at least 26 weeks by the 15th week before the date the baby is due.
As with any changes to employment legislation, internal policies and processes will be updated as appropriate in line with the Government’s legislation on employment rights. .
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