You are entitled to 26 weeks parental leave for each eligible child. If your child has a disability or a long-term illness, you can take parental leave until they are 16 years of age.Īn extension of parental leave may be allowed if illness or another incapacity stopped you from taking the leave before your child reached the age limit. If you adopted your child between the age of 10 and 12, you can take parental leave for them for up to 2 years after the date of the adoption order. You can take parental leave for each child up until their 12th birthday. However, if your child is very near the age limit and you have been working for your employer for more than 3 months (but less than one year), you can take ‘pro-rata parental leave’. Generally, you must have been working for your employer for a year before you are entitled to parental leave.
Depending on your contract of employment, you may have more extensive rights to parental leave. The legislation only sets out the minimum entitlement to parental leave. Take the leave in either one continuous period, or in blocks of at least 6 weeks (unless your employer agrees to let you take the leave differently – see ‘Do I have to take all my parental leave at the same time?’ below).Give at least 6 weeks’ notice to your employer.Take the leave before your child’s 12th birthday (or 16th birthday if your child has a disability or long-term illness).This means you are either a parent, an adoptive parent, or a person acting in ‘loco parentis’ (acting as a parent to the child)
You must meet certain criteria to be eligible for parental leave.
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