Part 2ENTITLEMENT TO NEONATAL CARE LEAVE

Commencement of neonatal care leave

regulation 11 + 11.—(1) Except in the cases referred to in sub-paragraph (2) or (3), an employee’s period of neonatal care leave begins on the date specified in the notice under regulation 10(1)(e).

(2) In a case where—

regulation 11 2 a + (a)the employee notifies their employer of their intention to begin neonatal care leave on the same day as notice is given to their employer in accordance with regulation 10(4), and

regulation 11 2 b + (b)they are already at work on that day,

the employee’s period of neonatal care leave begins on the day after that day.

(3) In a case where the employee and employer mutually agree to waive the requirement to give notice in accordance with regulation 10(7), the employee’s period of neonatal care leave begins on a day mutually agreed with the employer.