Ordinary parental leave

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• Type:

  FAQs

  Can a period of just one day's ordinary parental leave be taken?

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter postponing period of ordinary parental leave

  A model letter to postpone an employee's period of ordinary parental leave.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee of ineligibility for ordinary parental leave

  A model letter to inform an employee that they are ineligible for ordinary parental leave and explain the reasons why.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What is ordinary parental leave and who is entitled to it?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can both parents of a child take ordinary parental leave in relation to that child?

• Type:

  Training

  Ordinary parental leave quiz - line manager training

  A quiz for line managers to test their knowledge on the law and practice relating to ordinary parental leave.

• Date:

  20 May 2010

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  EU: ECJ rules on holiday rights after parental leave

  The European Court of Justice ruled in April 2010 that workers who take parental leave cannot, after the leave, be deprived of their annual leave entitlement accumulated during the year preceding the birth of their child. The judgment also deals with the rights of part-time and fixed-term workers.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Does a period of ordinary parental leave break continuity of service?

• Type:

  FAQs

  For the purposes of ordinary parental leave, how is "parental responsibility" defined?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can an employee take a period of ordinary parental leave immediately following the end of their maternity leave?