FCA Employee Handbook - Financial Conduct Authority

Paternity Leave PolicyStatement of intent and purposeThe FCA’s Paternity Leave Policy incorporates statutory requirements on paternity rights and,in a number of areas, offers more generous provisions than required by law so we can supportour employees who take paternity leave.PrinciplesWhat you can expect from the FCAWhen returning from Ordinary Paternity Leave (OPL), you will generally be entitled toreturn to the same job on the same terms and conditions as if you had not been absent.When returning from a period of Additional Paternity Leave (APL), we will endeavour toreturn you to the same job unless this is not reasonably practicable to do so, in which caseyou will, if practicable, be offered suitable and appropriate alternative work on comparableterms and conditions.We will provide you with enhanced pay during Ordinary Paternity Leave and a return-toworkbonus where applicable and you are eligible (see below).What the FCA expects from youYou must:Raise a request for Ordinary Paternity Leave request via Employee Self-service onChrysalis;Comply with all the notification and eligibility requirements detailed in this policy (N.B. asthese are statutory);Make a flexible working request in good time if you want to vary your working pattern onyour return to work;Use up your core and bank holiday entitlement before you start Additional Paternity Leaveor at the end of your leave period (where possible in the same holiday year) beforereturning to work;Give the relevant notice as stated in your contract if you decide not to returnto work;Repay in full any enhanced paternity payments, e.g. return-to-work bonus, if you decidenot to return to work after your paternity leave; if you leave within three months of yourreturn to work; or after a period of career leave that immediately follows your paternityleave.See the FCA’s Adoption Policy for information on paternity leave for adopted children.The policyLength of paternity leaveOrdinary Paternity Leave (OPL)Subject to the eligibility requirements below, you will be entitled to take one week or twoconsecutive weeks Ordinary Paternity Leave (not odd days or two separate weeks). You canchoose to start your leave on any day of the week from:the date of the child’s birth;FCA Employee Handbook 2013 78