Kinship carers may start to look after their kinship child with little warning or notice, and there can be a need to take time off work to help their kinship child settle.
There is no statutory kinship leave but some employers are now offering paid kinship leave.
Support available
Taking time off work
Further information about kinship carers’ rights to time off work, including flexible working and emergency leave options.
Visit the Kinship Carers website
Parental leave
Further information about whether kinship carers can get parental leave from work, outlines current rights, and highlights ongoing campaigns for paid leave similar to adoption leave.
Visit the Family Rights Group website
Kinship carers in the workplace
Guidance for employers on supporting kinship carers at work, including flexible working, leave entitlements, and creating a kinship-friendly workplace culture.
View the guide produced by The Department for Education
Rights at work
Free legal advice, resources, and guidance on employment rights, flexible working, and work-life balance.
