Ordinary parental leave

New and updated

• Type:

  Training

  Ordinary parental leave - line manager training

  Ordinary parental leave becomes a day-one right for employees under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026. Use this training to help ensure line managers are aware of this change. 

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Types of family leave

  Updated to include new details on bereaved partner's paternity leave.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Ordinary parental leave

  Updated to reflect that the day-one right to ordinary parental leave came into force on 6 April 2026, under the Employment Rights Act 2025. HR teams should update their policies and processes to reflect this expanded entitlement.

• Date:

  13 February 2026

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Employment Rights Act 2025: 10 key policies employers need to revamp

  Updated to detail the number of employment law reforms in the 289 pages of the Employment Rights Act.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee of ineligibility for ordinary parental leave

  Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to ordinary parental leave, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter postponing period of ordinary parental leave

  Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to ordinary parental leave, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter to employee confirming that they are taking ordinary parental leave

  Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to ordinary parental leave, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Form for employee to make request for ordinary parental leave

  Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to ordinary parental leave, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Ordinary parental leave policy

  Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to ordinary parental leave, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Removal of qualifying period for paternity leave and ordinary parental leave

  Updated to reflect that Regulations have been passed bringing the day-one right to paternity and parental leave into effect from 6 April 2026.