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Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987

COVID-19 response workers - Subsequent children

30JO: Parental leave within 6 months of end of previous period of parental leave in respect of another child

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“COVID-19 workers can take parental leave for a new baby soon after previous leave”

If you’re a COVID-19 response worker who has had a new baby, you can take parental leave even if it’s within 6 months of finishing parental leave for another child. This is different from the usual rule. You can do this as long as 6 months have passed since the end of when you would have taken parental leave if you hadn’t been doing COVID-19 response work. This special rule is in place to help COVID-19 response workers who might have had to delay their parental leave because of their important work during the pandemic.

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Part 3B COVID-19 response workers
Subsequent children

30JOParental leave within 6 months of end of previous period of parental leave in respect of another child

  1. Section 6 does not apply to a COVID-19 response worker (in respect of a subsequent child) if a period of 6 months has elapsed after the end of the period for which a COVID-19 response worker would have taken parental leave (but for the COVID-19 response work).

Notes
  • Section 30JO: inserted, on , by section 3 of the COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 13).