Adoption
Adoption Employees who adopt are entitled to adoption leave and adoption pay. However, the legislation does not grant these rights to employees who adopt having previously been the child's foster parents or to step-parents who adopt their partners child(ren). Commentary An adoption takes effect (and the rights are generated by) a registered Adoption Agency confirming an adoption date on a 'Matching Certificate' (MC) and the name of the 'main parent'. The week that adoption takes place is called the 'Matching Week' (MW) and adoptive parents are termed either 'main' parent or 'other' parent. Adoption rights are available to single sex couples. Entitlement Ordinary adoption leave (OAL) is the first 26 weeks leave. Additional adoption leave (AAL) is a second period of 26 weeks leave. Married couples, male and female couples, and single sex partners can adopt and become eligible for benefit but to qualify they need to have worked for their employe...