Parental Leave and Caring Responsibilities at British Antarctic Survey

We are committed to promoting good working practices and a productive balance between work and life outside work. To support this, we offer a range of family-friendly policies, including generous parental leave policies and flexible working options, which you can find on our Employee Benefits Page and the UKRI’s Employment Policies page.

We recognise that caring is an important role and want to support staff with caring responsibilities, wherever possible. Caring responsibilities can affect us all, can arise without warning, and may be temporary, long-term or permanent.   

You may have caring responsibilities for relatives, or friends, or family overseas. Or you may be trying to juggle multiple caring responsibilities. 

We understand that at times it may be difficult to combine work and caring responsibilities and expect managers to consider carefully any requests for support.

We offer a range of support initiatives which help you to maintain a positive work-life balance at all stages of your life.

We also offer 3 days free emergency backup care to support employees with caring responsibilities; including elder care and caring for family members with disabilities.