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Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987

Requirements concerning notice

37: Requirement where employee wishes to begin primary carer leave early

You could also call this:

“Rules for starting primary carer leave earlier than planned”

If you want to take parental leave and start your primary carer leave earlier than planned, you need to follow these rules:

You must have already told your employer that you want to take parental leave. You also need to let your employer know that you want to start your primary carer leave early.

When you decide to start your primary carer leave early, you must tell your employer in writing. You have to do this at least 21 days before the day you want your primary carer leave to begin.

Remember, you can find more information about starting primary carer leave early in section 11 of this law.

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Part 4 Requirements concerning notice

37Requirement where employee wishes to begin primary carer leave early

  1. This section applies to an employee who—

  2. has given notice that the employee wishes to take parental leave under this Act; and
    1. intends to exercise the option conferred by section 11 by beginning his or her primary carer leave early.

      1. The employee must give his or her employer not less than 21 days’ notice in writing of the day on which the employee wishes his or her primary carer leave to begin.

      Compare
      • s 10(2)
      Notes
      • Section 37: replaced, on , by section 38 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).