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When does parental leave have to be taken by?
Employees can choose to take parental leave any time -
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Up
until the child's fifth birthday
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In
adoption cases, for five years after the child is first placed with
the family for adoption (or until the child's 18th birthday if that
comes sooner)
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In
the case of a child with a disability, up until the child's 18th
birthday (for the purposes of parental leave, a disabled child is
one for whom disability living allowance has been awarded)
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Will
employees be able to return to the same job after parental leave?
At
the end of parental leave, an employee is guaranteed the right to return
to the same job as before if the leave was for a period of 4 weeks or
less; if it was for a longer period the employee is entitled to return
to the same job, or, if that is not reasonably practicable, a similar
job which has the same or better status, terms and conditions as the old
job.
When
parental leave follows maternity leave, the general rule is that a woman
is entitled to return to the same job she had before the leave.
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