1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Application

  3. PART II MATERNITY LEAVE

    1. 4.Entitlement to ordinary maternity leave

    2. 5.Entitlement to additional maternity leave

    3. 6.Commencement of maternity leave periods

    4. 7.Duration of maternity leave periods

    5. 8.Compulsory maternity leave

    6. 9.Exclusion of entitlement to remuneration during ordinary maternity leave

    7. 10.Redundancy during maternity leave

    8. 11.Requirement to notify intention to return during a maternity leave period

    9. 12.Requirement to notify intention to return after additional maternity leave

  4. PART III PARENTAL LEAVE

    1. 13.Entitlement to parental leave

    2. 14.Extent of entitlement

    3. 15.When parental leave may be taken

    4. 16.Default provisions in respect of parental leave

  5. PART IV PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN RELATION TO MORE THAN ONE KIND OF ABSENCE

    1. 17.Application of terms and conditions during periods of leave

    2. 18.Right to return after additional maternity leave or parental leave

    3. 19.Protection from detriment

    4. 20.Unfair dismissal

    5. 21.Contractual rights to maternity or parental leave

    6. 22.Calculation of a week’s pay

  6. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      WORKFORCE AGREEMENTS

      1. 1.An agreement is a workforce agreement for the purposes of...

      2. 2.For the purposes of this Schedule— “a particular group” is...

      3. 3.The requirements concerning elections referred to in paragraph 2 are...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      DEFAULT PROVISIONS IN RESPECT OF PARENTAL LEAVE

      1. Conditions of entitlement

        1. 1.An employee may not exercise any entitlement to parental leave...

        2. 2.The evidence to be produced for the purpose of paragraph...

      2. Notice to be given to employer

        1. 3.Except in a case where paragraph 4 or 5 applies,...

        2. 4.Where the employee is the father of the child in...

        3. 5.Where the child in respect of whom the leave is...

      3. Postponement of leave

        1. 6.An employer may postpone a period of parental leave where—...

      4. Minimum periods of leave

        1. 7.An employee may not take parental leave in a period...

      5. Maximum annual leave allowance

        1. 8.An employee may not take more than four weeks' leave...

        2. 9.For the purposes of paragraph 8, a year is the...

  8. Explanatory Note