Part 1 Neonatal Care Leave

SCHEDULE Neonatal Care Leave and Pay

Section 1

Part 1 Neonatal Care Leave

1

The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows.

2

After section 80EE insert—

“Chapter 5
Neonatal Care Leave
80EF Neonatal care leave

(1)     The Secretary of State must make regulations entitling an employee to be absent from work on leave under this section if the employee satisfies conditions specified in the regulations as to a parental or other personal relationship with a child who is receiving, or has received, neonatal care.

(2)     The regulations must 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) must secure that where an employee is entitled to leave under this section in respect of a child the employee is entitled to at least a week's leave.

(4)     Provision under subsection (2)(b) must secure that leave under this section must be taken before the end of a period of at least 68 weeks beginning with the date of the child's birth.

(5)     An employee is entitled to leave under this

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