Maternity, paternity and adoption leave and pay | Acas

Your maternity leave, pay and other rights

Your rights during pregnancy and maternity, including leave, pay and returning to work.

Managing your employee's maternity leave and pay

How to handle an employee's maternity leave and pay.

Your paternity leave, pay and other rights

Your paternity leave and pay rights, and what you need to do when you and your partner are having a baby or adopting.

Managing your employee's paternity leave and pay

How to handle an employee's paternity leave and pay.

Your adoption leave, pay and other rights

Your rights to adoption leave, pay and returning to work when you adopt a child.

Leave and pay when you have a child through surrogacy

Your rights to leave, pay and returning to work when you have a child through surrogacy.

Parental leave

How you can take time off to care for your child or extend your paternity leave.

More coming

We're still building this section of the new Acas website. You can find advice on our old website on Shared Parental Leave.