9. Antenatal and Adoption Appointments

The partner of an individual who adopts, or the other member of a couple who are adopting jointly (secondary adopter) is entitled to take unpaid time off work to accompany the primary adopter to up to two of their adoption appointments. Time off is capped at six and a half hours for each appointment (which includes any time needed to travel to and from the appointment), although normally no more than half a day should be needed for an adoption appointment. If the employee wants to take extra time, it should be requested as holiday and is subject to the usual approval process.Step-by-Step Additional Guide to managing a request from a pregnant employee who wishes to take time off work to attend an antenatal appointmentStep-by-Step Additional Guide to managing a request from an employee who…