To become eligible for Shared Parental leave (SHPP) your employee must:

• Share in the care of the child with their partner, the child’s other parent or joint adopter
• Be employed by you for at least 26 continuous weeks by the end of the 15th week before the due date.
• Or in the case of adoption by the matched date
• Still be in your employ when they take the leave

Shared parental pay

To be eligible for shared parental pay, the employee must be eligible for one of the following:

• Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) or leave
• Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) or leave
• Maternity Allowance (MA)

For more eligibility information, please read the HMRC article:

• Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave: employer guide (opens in new tab)