1 Paternity leave
Employment Act 2002 (2002 c 22) | Legislation

Part 1 Statutory Leave and Pay

Chapter 1
Paternity and Adoption

Rights to leave and pay

1  Paternity leave

In Part 8 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (c 18) (which makes provision for maternity and parental leave), after Chapter 2 there is inserted—

“Chapter 3
Paternity Leave
80A Entitlement to paternity leave: birth

(1)     The Secretary of State shall make regulations entitling an employee who satisfies specified conditions—

(a)     as to duration of employment,

(b)     as to relationship with a newborn, or expected, child, and

(c)     as to relationship with the child's mother,

to be absent from work on leave under this section for the purpose of caring for the child or supporting the mother.

(2)     The regulations shall include provision for determining—

(a)     the extent of an employee's entitlement to leave under this section in respect of a child;

(b)     when leave under this section may be taken.

(3)     Provision under subsection (2)(a) shall secure that where an employee is entitled to leave under this section in respect of a child he is entitled to at least two weeks' leave.

(4)     Provision under subsection (2)(b) shall secure that leave under this section

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