Employment Law Update
By Kate Palka
This comes into force in April 2025.
- The right is from day one.
- Up to 12 weeks paid leave will be available to parents on top of other family-related leave.
To be eligible:
- The baby must be or have been receiving neonatal care; and
- Care must have started before the end of a period of 28 days starting with the day after the child’s birth and must last for a continuous period of at least 7 days starting with the day after the care starts.
- Leave must be taken before the end of the period of at least 68 weeks (approximately 16 months) starting with the date on which the child was born.
- Employees with 26 weeks’ service will be entitled to statutory pay (likely to be in line with SMP/SPP rates).
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