Types of leave: Balancing professional and personal needs - Thrive Law

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• In England and Wales, there are several types of leave that an employee is legally entitled to (for the purposes of this blog, we are calling them “statutory”)

• There are around 12 types of statutory leave

• Annual Leave:

• Although it is good practice, bank holidays do not have to be given as paid leave.

• Sick Leave:

• many employers will enhance this pay as it is widely recognised that SSP is unlikely to be sufficient for most people to live off

• Maternity Leave:

• All pregnant employees are entitled to up to 52 weeks’ Maternity Leave, consisting of 26 weeks’ ordinary (OML) and 26 weeks’ additional (AML).

• Paternity Leave

• Shared Parental Leave:

• Adoption Leave:

• Time Off for Antenatal Appointments:

• If you are accompanying the pregnant woman, your entitlement to leave and pay may be limited by your employer.

• Time Off for Adoption Appointments:

• take paid time off for up to five appointments.

• Time Off for Dependants:

• Time Off for Public Duties:

• There is no right to pay under this type of leave, but employers can exercise discretion to pay for this leave

• Parental Bereavement Leave:

• if an employee has given birth to a living child and/or was more than 26 weeks pregnant, they will also be entitled to Maternity Leave