Documents related to 'approval of paternity leave request'
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Paternity leave request formThe right to paternity leave entitles eligible employees to take either a single period of one or two weeks off work or two non-consecutive periods of one week each off work following the birth or adoption of a child for... Read more
UPDATED02 Apr 2024
Paternity leave ineligibility letterWhere an employee gives notice of their entitlement to statutory paternity leave but isn't eligible to take it because they don't have sufficient continuous employment, you can use our letter to let them know.Eligibi... Read more
UPDATED02 Apr 2024
Insufficient notice of paternity leaveIf an employee fails to provide sufficient notice to you of their intended period of paternity leave, they may not be able to take it on that occasion.Notice requirementsThe Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulati... Read more
UPDATED02 Apr 2024
Approval of parental leave requestUnless you postpone parental leave in accordance with the statutory provisions, you must accept an employee's parental leave request. Request grantedOnce you receive a parental leave request, assuming it's been made co... Read more
01 Oct 2012
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 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
Letter notifying change to adoption leave datesThis letter may be used where an employee wishes to change the start date of their adoption leave. The letter must be sent within 28 days of the employee's notice to change the start date and sets out the... Read more
04 Nov 2016
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
Paternity rights following loss of pregnancy letterWhere an employee's wife or partner suffers either a miscarriage or a stillbirth, only if their wife or partner was more than 24 weeks' pregnant will the employee be eligible for paternity leave. Send... Read more
UPDATED02 Apr 2024
