Family-friendly rights and support
The final versions of the Neonatal Care Leave and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2025 and Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (General) Regulations 2025 have been published. There are no changes in this letter from the previous draft version.
The final versions of the Neonatal Care Leave and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2025 and Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (General) Regulations 2025 have been published. There are no changes in this policy from the previous draft version.
The final versions of the Neonatal Care Leave and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2025 and Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (General) Regulations 2025 have been published. There are no changes in this policy from the previous draft version.
Updated to reflect that the Regulations setting out the detail of neonatal care leave and pay have been finalised.
Updated to reflect the statutory shared parental pay rate in force from 6 April 2025.
Updated to reflect the statutory adoption pay rate in force from 6 April 2025.
Updated to reflect the statutory paternity pay rate in force from 6 April 2025.
Updated to reflect the statutory maternity pay rate in force from 6 April 2025.
Updated to set out the protected period for employees on neonatal care leave, as well as those who have recently returned from a continuous period of six weeks or more neonatal care leave.
To help HR professionals to prepare for the new right to take additional time off if their child requires neonatal care, this webinar guides you through how this new type of statutory leave will operate in practice and the impact it will have on how employers support the parents of premature or ill babies.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to family-friendly rights and support.