4) Leave policies Key findings Overall, charities are more likely to offer more than the statutory requirement for sick pay than for parental leaves. Charities tend to be more generous with maternity leave than with paternity and shared parental leave. Charity size strongly impacts how generous a charity is with their leave policies – larger charities tend to offer more than the minimum but smaller charities usually don’t. Questions Do you offer more than the statutory requirement for maternity leave? Do you offer more than the statutory requirement for paternity leave? Do you offer more than the statutory requirement for shared parental leave? Do you offer more than the statutory requirement for sick pay? In general, when do staff become eligible for these benefits that exceed the statutory requirement? You can learn about the statutory requirements in the UK here: Maternity leave Paternity leave Shared parental leave Sick pay Do you offer more than the statutory requirement for maternity leave? Do you offer more than the statutory requirement for paternity leave? Do you offer more than the statutory requirement for shared parental leave? Do you offer more than the statutory requirement for sick pay? In general, when do staff become eligible for these benefits that exceed the statutory requirement? Other responses included: Sick pay is immediately available but the rest are after 12 months We exercise discretion when staff are off sick and usually pay the normal salary, but this is not contractual Manage Cookie Preferences