meta_description: Employee parental leave
status: draft
satisfies_need: 101018

# Employee parental leave

A draft of the Smart Answer for Shared Parental Leave. This is a working in
progress and has not been published yet and is only available on preview.

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meta_description: Employee parental leave
status: draft
satisfies_need: 101018

# Calculate your leave and pay when you have a child or adopt

Use this tool to find out: 

* if you can get maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave
* how much pay you can get if you take leave

Shared parental leave and pay are only available in England, Scotland and Wales. 

## Before you start

You’ll need information about your partner if you’ll share the care of the child with them. You’ll need to know:

* their employment status (eg employed)
* the date they started work
* the date they finished work (if they’ve finished)
* how much they earn
* when they want to go on leave
* how much leave they want to take

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First pass on start copy.