PART 2ENTITLEMENT TO SHARED PARENTAL LEAVE (BIRTH)

CHAPTER 2Entitlement to particular periods of leave

Limit on number of period of leave notices or variations (birth)16

1

An employee may give a combined total of up to three notices under regulations 12 and 15.

2

Any notice which is—

a

withdrawn under regulation 14(6),

b

given under regulation 15 as a result of C being born earlier or later than the expected week of birth, or

c

given under regulation 15 in response to a request from the employer that the employee vary a period of leave,

is to be disregarded for the purposes of paragraph (1).

3

Where an employee has more than one employer, the limit in paragraph (1) applies in respect of each employer.

4

The limit in paragraph (1) may be waived by agreement between the employee and the employer.