The parent who is going to take SPL must be an employee and must meet the continuity of employment test: you must have been continuously employed by the same employer for at least 26 weeks up to the end of the qualifying week (the 15th week before the expected week of childbirth), and.
Does shared parental leave need to be continuous?
Shared parental leave can be taken in a more flexible way than maternity leave. It does not have to be a single continuous period; leave periods can be as little as a week and both parents can be absent from work at the same time.
What's the difference between SPL and ShPP?
Eligible parents can therefore take up to 50 weeks as Shared Parental Leave (SPL), and up to 37 weeks of Shared Parental Pay (ShPP). You can take SPL at a different time from your partner/other parent, or at the same time. For example, a woman can be on maternity leave and her partner can be on SPL at the same time.
