Nursery World - HR Update - A parent's right

When one of your employees asks for parental leave, do you know what they are entitled to? Here Jacqui Mann outlines the legal position

Parental leave is a statutory right to take unpaid time off work to look after a child or make arrangements for the child's welfare.

All employees who have a child under five or who have adopted a child after 15 December 1999 and who have completed a minimum of one year's continuous employment with the nursery.

Parental leave can be taken by both male and female employees

To qualify for parental leave, an employee must be named on the child's birth certificate or have parental responsibility for the child under the law.

There is no requirement for an employee to be living with the child, but parental leave must be taken to care for the child.

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