Not exact matches
Entitlement to parental
leave is a separate right in addition to the statutory rights to maternity,
adoption, shared parental or paternity
leave and pay.
As of April 2015, shared parental
leave (SPL) entitles eligible mothers and partners to share their
leave entitlement following birth or
adoption.
Additional paternity
leave and pay will also be available to adopters where there is an
entitlement to statutory
adoption leave and pay.
The domination of federal child welfare services funding by worker training, reimbursement of foster parents, case management for children in foster care, and
adoption subsidies (all
entitlements under Title IV - E of the Social Security Act)
leaves few resources to develop or implement high - quality parent education.
The mother or adopter decides whether to keep taking their maternity or
adoption entitlement or to use Shared Parental
Leave.