Parents & Carers at Office for Nuclear Regulation

We appreciate that if you’re thinking about joining ONR you may be interested in understanding how we support you with family and caring responsibilities.

Subject to eligibility, ONR aims to be supportive and flexible by offering the following:

• 52 weeks of maternity/adoption leave, paid at your normal rate (of up to 26 weeks) and a further 13 weeks of statutory pay set by the government.
• 12 working days paternity leave (proportionate for part time staff), paid at your normal rate of pay.
• Our shared parental leave and pay mirrors ONR’s maternity and adoption benefits. Eligible new working parents can choose how to share the caring responsibilities of their child by sharing up to 50 weeks of leave and up to 37 weeks of shared parental pay.
• You can take a total of 18 weeks' unpaid leave for each of your children up to their 18th birthday. The leave can start once your child is born or placed for adoption, or as soon as you have completed a year’s continuous service with ONR, whichever is later.
• Where required, childcare expenses provided for overnight stays or longer working hours.
• Special leave to help you manage caring responsibilities in exceptional or unexpected emergencies, including the facility to take unpaid 'career breaks' (subject to conditions).
• A period of paid compassionate leave can be agreed for anyone experiencing, for example, the bereavement, or serious illness of, a close relative or dependent.
• Reasonable time off to fulfil caring responsibilities, in exceptional or unexpected circumstances.