Neonatal Care Leave & Pay Policy - April 2025

9. Changing your Neonatal Care Leave plans

If you have submitted a notice of intention and entitlement to take neonatal care leave during the tier 2 period but wish to cancel your leave, you must inform [your line manager/the Absence Team using our Neonatal Care Leave cancellation form.

If you intended to take a single week of neonatal care leave, you must submit this form at least 15 days before the first date that you had chosen for your leave to start.

If you intended to take two or more consecutive weeks, you must submit this form at least 28 days before the first date that you had chosen for your leave to start.

Late notice

We understand that having a child in neonatal care is an incredibly difficult time for parents. Please be assured that if it is not possible for you to meet the timeframes for giving or withdrawing notice as set out in this policy, we will accept later notice than this and, in some cases, we may waive the requirement for you to give notice altogether.

Changes affecting your entitlement to neonatal care leave and pay

You must keep your line manager/the Absence Team informed about the date that your child's neonatal care ends as soon as reasonably practicable after the care has ended.

If your child starts receiving neonatal care again, after you have informed us that the care has ended, you must keep your line manager/the Absence Team informed of the new start and end dates.

If you suffer a bereavement 
 
Employees who have accrued entitlement to neonatal care leave can still take the neonatal care leave that they have accrued if their child passes away.

If you have suffered a bereavement, please contact your Line Manager/the Absence Team so that we can discuss other support that we may be able to offer you.