We support families and carers, ensuring they can balance family and work responsibilities in a way that supports their mental and physical wellbeing. To enable this, we offer a broad and competitive range of family-focused policies which reflect not just our legal obligations and local jurisdictional practices, but also our purpose.
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Maternity leave
GB & Offshore
- Total Leave: 52 weeks
- Pay: 24 weeks full pay, 15 weeks statutory pay only.
- Phaseback: up to 12 weeks full pay regardless of hours worked during the gradual return period.
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Maternity leave
NI
- Total Leave: 52 weeks
- Pay: 26 weeks full pay, 13 weeks statutory pay only.
- Phaseback: up to 12 weeks full pay regardless of hours worked during the gradual return period.
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Maternity leave
ROI
- Total Leave: 42 weeks
- Pay: 27 weeks full pay (less maternity state benefit)
- Phaseback: up to 12 weeks full pay regardless of hours worked during the gradual return period.
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Partner leave
GB, Offshore, NI and ROI
- Alignment to each jurisdictions maternity offering providing for equal parent leave across GB, Offshore, NI and ROI (see maternity entries).
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Adoption leave (including surrogacy)
GB & Offshore
- Total Leave: 52 weeks
- Pay: 24 weeks full pay, 15 weeks statutory pay only.
- Phaseback: up to 12 weeks full pay regardless of hours worked during the gradual return period.
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Adoption leave (including surrogacy)
NI
- Total Leave: 52 weeks
- Pay: 26 weeks full pay, 13 weeks statutory pay.
- Phaseback: up to 12 weeks full pay regardless of hours worked during the gradual return period.
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Adoption leave (including surrogacy)
ROI
- Total Leave: 42 weeks
- Pay: 27 weeks full pay (less maternity state benefit), 15 weeks unpaid.
- Phaseback: up to 12 weeks full pay regardless of hours worked during the gradual return period.
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Shared parental leave
GB, Offshore & NI
- Total Leave: 50 weeks
- Pay: 22 weeks (immediately following the birth) full pay shared between both parents.
- Phaseback: up to 12 weeks full pay regardless of hours worked during the gradual return period.
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Parental leave
GB, Offshore and NI
- Total leave: 18 weeks per child (up to the age of 18).
- Pay: Unpaid
- 4 weeks can be taken per annum, per child. Leave must be taken in 1 week blocks.
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Parental leave
ROI
There are 2 types of leave in ROI: (1) Parental Leave and (2) Parents Leave.
(1) Parental Leave: where total leave is 26 weeks up to the age of 12. Can be taken in one continuous 26 week block or in blocks of at least 6 weeks.
Parental leave pay: Unpaid
(2) Parents leave: 7 weeks during first 2 years. Taken in 1 week blocks.
Parents leave pay: Unpaid
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Carers leave
GB, Offshore and NI
- Total leave: 18 weeks.
- Pay: Unpaid
- Max 4 weeks leave per annum, can be taken in half day blocks of absence
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Carers leave
ROI
- Total leave: Between 13 and 104 weeks
- Pay: Unpaid
- Taken in either one continuous block of 104 weeks or a minimum of 13 weeks in one period.
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Foster leave
GB & Offshore
- Total leave: 5 days for long term foster arrangements.
- Pay: Full pay
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Maternity leave
GB & Offshore
- Total Leave: 52 weeks
- Pay: 24 weeks full pay, 15 weeks statutory pay only.
- Phaseback: up to 12 weeks full pay regardless of hours worked during the gradual return period.
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Maternity leave
NI
- Total Leave: 52 weeks
- Pay: 26 weeks full pay, 13 weeks statutory pay only.
- Phaseback: up to 12 weeks full pay regardless of hours worked during the gradual return period.
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Maternity leave
ROI
- Total Leave: 42 weeks
- Pay: 27 weeks full pay (less maternity state benefit)
- Phaseback: up to 12 weeks full pay regardless of hours worked during the gradual return period.
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Partner leave
GB, Offshore, NI and ROI
- Alignment to each jurisdictions maternity offering providing for equal parent leave across GB, Offshore, NI and ROI (see maternity entries).
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Adoption leave (including surrogacy)
GB & Offshore
- Total Leave: 52 weeks
- Pay: 24 weeks full pay, 15 weeks statutory pay only.
- Phaseback: up to 12 weeks full pay regardless of hours worked during the gradual return period.
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Adoption leave (including surrogacy)
NI
- Total Leave: 52 weeks
- Pay: 26 weeks full pay, 13 weeks statutory pay.
- Phaseback: up to 12 weeks full pay regardless of hours worked during the gradual return period.
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Adoption leave (including surrogacy)
ROI
- Total Leave: 42 weeks
- Pay: 27 weeks full pay (less maternity state benefit), 15 weeks unpaid.
- Phaseback: up to 12 weeks full pay regardless of hours worked during the gradual return period.
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Shared parental leave
GB, Offshore & NI
- Total Leave: 50 weeks
- Pay: 22 weeks (immediately following the birth) full pay shared between both parents.
- Phaseback: up to 12 weeks full pay regardless of hours worked during the gradual return period.
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Parental leave
GB, Offshore and NI
- Total leave: 18 weeks per child (up to the age of 18)
- Pay: Unpaid
- 4 weeks can be taken per annum, per child. Leave must be taken in 1 week blocks.
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Parental leave
ROI
There are 2 types of leave in ROI: (1) Parental Leave and (2) Parents Leave.
(1) Parental Leave: where total leave is 26 weeks up to the age of 12. Can be taken in one continuous 26 week block or in blocks of at least 6 weeks.
Parental leave pay: Unpaid
(2) Parents leave: 7 weeks during first 2 years. Taken in 1 week blocks.
Parents leave pay: Unpaid
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Carers leave
GB, Offshore and NI
- Total leave: 18 weeks.
- Pay: Unpaid
- Max 4 weeks leave per annum, can be taken in half day blocks of absence
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Carers leave
ROI
- Total leave: Between 13 and 104 weeks
- Pay: Unpaid
- Taken in either one continuous block of 104 weeks or a minimum of 13 weeks in one period.
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Foster leave
GB & Offshore
- Total leave: 5 days for long term foster arrangements.
- Pay: Full pay
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