Shared parental leave for PT worker.

thenap80

Hi

I am a Part Time worker in public sector. I do 50 percent of the hours to my fellow FT colleagues.

I am looking to apply for six months of Shared Parental Leave (my wife is only taking 6 of her 12 month entitlement)

I see on ACAS website the following: PT workers have the right to "have the same entitlements to annual leave and maternity/parental
leave on pro rata basis as full-time colleagues"

I can understand having pro rata number of AL days. But does this imply I would only be entitled to half if the six months of SPL that I will be requesting? I doubt so bu the wording is ambiguous.

Ta

Dox

You get the full six months.

Les79

Speak to your employer and clarify it with them. Or the union if you prefer.


Though I personally would assume that it means you can have the full 6 months off, but your *effective* time off is linked to your contracted hours.

thenap80

Dox wrote: »

You get the full six months.

Thanks. I thought so just wanted to clarify before I go back to work on Monday!

Dox

Les79 wrote: »

Speak to your employer and clarify it with them. Or the union if you prefer.


Though I personally would assume that it means you can have the full 6 months off, but your *effective* time off is linked to your contracted hours.

Quite so - it's six months leave at 50% of FTE - and as OP doesn't work the 'other' 50%, that means the full six months off as parental leave.

thenap80

Many moons ago (ten years I think!), I was sick for ten weeks which brought me to, and past, the financial year. It meant I was unable to use all my AL and had 13 day left come April. 5 days carried over but 8 lost.

At the time I emailed HR and asked if these could be reinstated as I was prevented due to sick. I was basically laughed at and told that its never been done before but I was welcome to contact the CEO on his yacht and ask him

Reading online, I see that he was wrong and I could have actually had the full AL reinstated as it was due to long term sick.

Would, in law, I be able to reclaim these days even though they were from a decade ago? I no longer have the email as it deleted due to the GDPR gubbins!

Thanks

LilElvis

thenap80 wrote: »

Many moons ago (ten years I think!), I was sick for ten weeks which brought me to, and past, the financial year. It meant I was unable to use all my AL and had 13 day left come April. 5 days carried over but 8 lost.

At the time I emailed HR and asked if these could be reinstated as I was prevented due to sick. I was basically laughed at and told that its never been done before but I was welcome to contact the CEO on his yacht and ask him

Reading online, I see that he was wrong and I could have actually had the full AL reinstated as it was due to long term sick.

Would, in law, I be able to reclaim these days even though they were from a decade ago? I no longer have the email as it deleted due to the GDPR gubbins!

Thanks

No - you had 6 years to chase them so that boat has sailed.

Savvy_Sue

At the time, HR might not have been wrong. I think the legislation allowing you to carry them forward is more recent than 'many moons ago'.