Part 2ENTITLEMENT TO NEONATAL CARE LEAVE

Leave which interrupts a period of neonatal care leave

regulation 12 + 12.—(1) This regulation applies when an employee has commenced a period of neonatal care leave and, before that period is due to end, the employee begins another period of statutory leave.

(2) Where neonatal care leave taken in the tier 1 period is interrupted by another period of statutory leave, the neonatal care leave ends immediately before the start of the other period of statutory leave and either—

regulation 12 2 a + (a)the remaining entitlement to neonatal care leave must be taken immediately after the end of the other period of statutory leave, provided the leave is still being taken in the tier 1 period; or

regulation 12 2 b + (b)where, following the other statutory leave, the employee is now in the tier 2 period, the remaining entitlement to neonatal care leave must be taken consecutively with any other neonatal care leave taken in the tier 2 period.

(3) An employee is not entitled to take leave in the tier 2 period where, at the time of giving notice, the employee knows that the leave will be interrupted by another statutory leave period.

(4) There is no requirement to give an additional notice for taking neonatal care leave in respect of any remaining entitlement following an interruption.