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Add an Adoption Time Off Policy

Adoption leave is a period of time an employee takes off work when they adopt a child or have a child through surrogacy. It is a type of statutory leave policy, and eligible employees can receive Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP). In Workmax, you can add an adoption leave policy to manage adoption leave for your team members.

Eligible employees are entitled to up to 52 weeks' adoption leave, with up to 39 weeks paid — the first 6 weeks at 90% of average weekly earnings, and the remaining weeks at the statutory rate or 90% of average weekly earnings, whichever is lower. You can also offer an enhanced policy above the statutory minimum.

Add an Adoption Time Off Policy​

To add an adoption leave policy in Workmax, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to your "Workmax" account with an admin account.
  2. Go to the "Time off requests & policies" section.
  3. Select the "Policies" tab.
  4. Click on the "Add time off policy" button.
  5. Select your policy type as "Adoption Leave".
  6. Enter the policy details.
    • Name
    • Description
    • Default policy (Yes/No)
    • Policy limit (Yes/No)
    • Policy limit amount in weeks
  7. Enter the policy stages (for example Ordinary Adoption Leave and Additional Adoption Leave).
  8. Select the team members the policy applies to.
  9. Click on the "Save & continue" button.
  10. Review the policy details and click on the "Save" button.

Workmax will add the adoption leave policy to your account, ready for team members to request adoption leave. If you have any questions or need help, please contact Workmax Support.