Part 2ENTITLEMENT TO NEONATAL CARE LEAVE

More than one child in receipt of neonatal care

9.  In a case where a person meets the conditions in regulation 5(2), (3) or (4) in respect of more than one child born as a result of the same pregnancy—

(a)references to “C” receiving neonatal care in the definition of “qualifying period” in regulation 3 (interpretation) are a reference to the same child being in receipt of neonatal care in that period;

(b)for the definition of “Tier 1 period” in regulation 3 there is substituted—

““Tier 1 period” means the period beginning with the first day that one or more of the children born as a result of the pregnancy starts receiving neonatal care and ending with the 7th day after the day that the last of the children to receive neonatal care stops receiving it;”;

(c)subject to paragraph (d), entitlement to neonatal care leave may be accrued in respect of more than one child;

(d)for any period where more than one child is in receipt of neonatal care at the same time, entitlement can only be accrued in that period in respect of one child;

(e)the maximum number of weeks in respect of which the person is entitled to neonatal care leave remains unchanged where more than one child is receiving neonatal care.

(f)the 68 week period in which an employee may take their leave begins with the date on which the first child is born.