Neonatal Care Leave Policy

Neonatal Care Leave is intended to support parents of babies who are admitted into neonatal care within 28 days of birth. 

At the birth of the baby, the employee must be one of:

• the baby's parents;
• the baby’s intended parents (applicable to surrogacy); or
• partner to the baby’s mother (who are unrelated and living with them in an enduring family relationship) with the expectation they will have responsibility for raising the child. 

If adopting, similar principles as above apply. 

In order to qualify for Neonatal Care Leave, the baby must be born on or after 6 April 2025. 

Eligible employees will be able to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave in addition to their other family leave entitlements, such as maternity and paternity leave.

This Neonatal Care Leave Policy sets out the employee’s rights during neonatal care leave and includes the following:

1. Introduction

2. Aims of policy

3. Entitlement

4. Notice requirements

5. Taking neonatal leave

6. Statutory neonatal care pay

7. Additional support

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