You should know that the rule about payment not having to relate to one continuous period has been removed from the law. This means that this specific rule no longer applies when it comes to parental leave payments. The government decided to take this rule out of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 on 20 January 2025. If you want to understand more about the current rules for parental leave payments, you might need to look at other parts of the law that are still in effect.