Documents related to 'approval of parental leave request'
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Letter refusing discontinuous periods of SPLIf you refuse an employee's request for discontinuous shared parental leave (SPL), the default position is that they are then entitled to take the total amount of SPL requested as a continuous block. However... Read more
09 Mar 2015
Letter postponing parental leaveUse our precedent letter if you need to postpone an employee's period of parental leave under the rules of the default scheme. However, you can only postpone by up to six months and you can't postpone at all where an emp... Read more
01 Oct 2012
Refusal of a parental leave requestIf a parental leave request has not been made correctly in accordance with the statutory provisions, it can be refused.Request refusedIf you receive a parental leave request and it's not been made correctly, you can ... Read more
09 Mar 2015
Reply to request for early return from maternity leave This letter may be used by an employer where an employee gives notice that they wish to return early from maternity leave. If insufficient notice is given, you may choose to accept the date for ... Read more
02 Dec 2016
Reply to request for early return from adoption leave This letter may be used by an employer where an employee gives notice that they wish to return early from adoption leave. If insufficient notice is given, you may choose to accept the date for ea... Read more
02 Dec 2016
Acknowledgement of discontinuous periods of SPL Unlike a request for a single period of shared parental leave (SPL), you don't have to agree to a request for discontinuous SPL. In this scenario, there's a two-week discussion period during which you can... Read more
09 Mar 2015
Failure to return from maternity leave letterIf an employee who has been on maternity leave fails to report for work on her due date of return, use our failure to return from maternity leave letter to try and establish what the position is. Never be ... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Insufficient notice of paternity leaveIf an employee fails to provide sufficient notice to you of their intention to take paternity leave, they may lose their entitlement to it.Notice requirementsThe Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 stip... Read more
05 Jul 2021
Letter notifying change to maternity leave datesThis letter may be used where an employee wishes to change the start date of their maternity leave. The letter must be sent within 28 days of the employee's notice to change the start date and sets out t... Read more
04 Nov 2016