Parental Leave Policy - April 2026

In this section

Introduction
Scope
Other types of family-friendly leave
Who can take ordinary parental leave
Amount of ordinary parental leave you can take
Notice to take ordinary parental leave
Evidence to take ordinary parental leave
Public/Bank holidays

Postponing your ordinary parental leave
While you are on ordinary parental leave
Returning to work after ordinary parental leave
Data protection
Abuse of the Parental Leave policy
Dual or Multiple Contracts
Appeals
Ensuring equality of opportunity

Abuse of the Parental Leave policy

Any abuse of the scheme will be dealt with under the Council’s Disciplinary procedure Examples of abuse include:

• Taking leave for purposes other than for caring for a child. This will generally be in circumstances where someone other than the employee is taking primary responsibility for the child.

• Making a false statement as to entitlement to parental leave, for example the age of the child, the relationship with the child or the amount of parental leave taken with a previous employer.