2. Adoptive Leave

Adoptive Leave is available to individuals who adopt or one member of a couple where a couple adopt jointly (the couple may choose which partner takes Adoption Leave). In order to qualify for Adoptive Leave, an employee must be newly matched with a child for adoption by an approved adoption agency. Adoptive Leave and Benefit is not available in circumstances where a child is

not

newly matched for Adoption, for example when a step parent is adopting a partner's children. Adoptive Leave starts on the date of the child's placement. Entitlement to Adoptive Leave will be up to 24 weeks Ordinary Adoptive Leave followed immediately by up to 16 weeks Additional Adoptive Leave - a total of up to 40 weeks leave. Ordinary Adoption Leave will normally...

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Adoptive Leave is available to individuals who adopt or one member of a couple, where a couple adopt jointly (the couple may choose which partner takes Adoptive Leave). In order to qualify for Adoptive Leave, an employee must be newly matched with a child for adoption by an approved adoption agency.

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