Scotland Office: Paternity Leave
(asked on 21st January 2025) - View Source
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department offers paternity leave to its staff from their first working day.
This question was answered on 28th January 2025
The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other Government bodies, principally the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice, who remain the employers and determine the terms and conditions for their employees.
As with any changes to employment legislation, internal policies and processes will be updated as appropriate in preparation for when the Employment Rights Bill 2024 comes into effect.