Ordinary parental leave

New and updated

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  Employment law guide

  Ordinary parental leave

  Updated to include information on Hilton Food Solutions v Wright, in which the EAT considered the question of whether an employee had "sought" to take parental leave.

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  Training

  Ordinary parental leave - line manager training

  Updated to reflect legislation in force from 1 January 2024 confirming that annual leave that cannot be taken due to ordinary parental leave can be carried forward.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to employee confirming that they are taking ordinary parental leave

  A model letter to confirm to an employee that they are taking ordinary parental leave.

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  Letters and forms

  Form for employee to make request for ordinary parental leave

  A model form to allow an employee to take ordinary parental leave.

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  Policies and procedures

  Ordinary parental leave policy

  A model policy to set out employees' entitlement to ordinary parental leave.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is a partner and Sandra Martins, Krishna Santra and Colin Makin are senior associates at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

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  FAQs

  Is an employee entitled to return to the same job after ordinary parental leave?

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Joe Beeston, Kate Edminson, Rosie Kight and David Rintoul are associate solicitors and Iain Naylor is a trainee solicitor at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Tasks

  Postpone a period of ordinary parental leave

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  Tasks

  Advise an employee on the qualifying criteria for ordinary parental leave