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22. ORDINARY PARENTAL LEAVE

Ordinary Parental Leave should not be
confused with Shared Parental Leave (which
the company has a separate policy on). If
eligible, you can take a period of unpaid
ordinary parental leave to look after your

child’s welfare. Effective from 5 th April 2015, if
you meet the eligibility criteria below you are
entitled to take ordinary parental leave in
respect of all children (birth or adoptive) under
the age of 18.

ELIGIBILITY

You will be able to take ordinary parental leave if all of the following conditions apply:

a. You have at least one year’s continuous service with the company
b. You are named on the child’s birth or adoption certificate
c. You have or expect to have parental responsibility
d. You are not self-employed or a “worker” e.g. an agency worker or contractor
e. You are not a foster parent (unless you have secured parental responsibility
through the courts)
f. The child is under 18

PERIOD OF ORDINARY PARENTAL LEAVE

a. You may normally take a maximum of 18 weeks’ ordinary parental leave in respect
of your child. No more than 4 weeks’ ordinary parental leave may be taken in any
12 month period

b. If you have several children, ordinary parental leave may be taken in respect of
each child who is under 18

TAKING ORDINARY PARENTAL LEAVE

The taking of ordinary parental leave is subject to the following conditions:

a. In most cases, you must give at least 21 days’ notice of the dates on which you
intend to commence and finish leave

b. The leave should be taken in blocks of one week at a time, with the exception of
parents of disabled children who may take leave one day at a time

c. The company can, within 7 days of you giving notice of your intention to take leave,