Parental Leave Policy

This parental leave policy describes the rights of both male and female employees (including employees who are adoptive parents), who have completed one year's continuous service with their employer, to take unpaid leave to look after a child. Parental leave can be taken up to the child's fifth birthday (18th birthday if the child is disabled) and is in addition to any maternity or paternity leave to which employees may be entitled around the time of the birth of their child.

This parental leave policy is suitable for use in England, Wales and Scotland and covers the following:

• who can take parental leave
• how much leave can be taken
• when parental leave can be taken
• evidence required
• notice
• periods of leave
• rights to return to work
• terms of employment on return.

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