Your browser does not support JavaScript

Parental leave policy template

£ 20

Use this if you require a robust and practical parental leave policy template.

Reading time
How long to understand and prepare this policy?
5 mins
Get much more value with a cost-effective collection (all include this Parental leave policy template and many more templates):

Complete package
603 templates
£ 125
Handbook library
113 templates
£ 50
Parental policies
4 templates
£ 35

What is a Parental leave policy?

The purpose of this Parental leave policy template is to provide you with a flexible and customisable document to serve as a robust and effective starting point for you.

By using our Parental leave policy template, you can streamline your process, maintain consistency and accuracy, and save time, and it can be easily adapted to fit your specific scenario.

Best practice timescale for this to be issued
When should this policy be issued?
During onboarding / after changes / planned refresher
Issued by who, to whom
Who should issue this policy, and to whom?
Internally issued to appropriate recipients in your Company
Applicable legal jurisdictions
In which jurisdictions can this policy be used?
Great Britain & NI (United Kingdom), Worldwide

Policy template

Parental leave


Overview

The purpose of this policy is to detail the rules and eligibility concerning Parental Leave.

Scope

This policy is applicable to all employees of [company name].

General principles

An employee who has or expects to have responsibility for a child is entitled to take Parental Leave to care for that child. 

Parental leave is unpaid. You’re entitled to 18 weeks’ leave for each child and adopted child, up to their 18th birthday.

You will qualify if all of these apply:

  • you've been in the company for more than a year
  • you're named on the child's birth or adoption certificate or you or expect to have parental responsibility
  • you're not self-employed or a 'worker', eg an agency worker or contractor
  • you're not a foster parent (unless you've secured parental responsibility through the courts)
  • the child is under 18

The limit on how much parental leave each parent can take in a year is 4 weeks for each child (unless the employer agrees otherwise).

You must take parental leave as whole weeks (eg 1 week or 2 weeks) rather than individual days, unless your employer agrees otherwise or if your child is disabled. You don’t have to take all the leave at once.

You must give your line manager at least 21 days notice of your intention to take Parental Leave.

This policy [does not] form[s] part of your terms and conditions of employment.

Version: [1.0]

Issue date: [date]

Author: [name, job title]

This is a preview. Access to the remainder requires a purchase.
Why choose our Parental leave policy template?
  • It's easily editable and implementable, saving you time and money
  • It's designed by CIPD accedited Chartered HR practitioners with operational experience in this area
  • You will maintain compliance with ACAS guidelines, legislation, and industry best practices
What other advantages does buying from hrdocbox.co.uk offer?
  • Email notifications for any updates made to this template or its accompanying materials
  • 12 months of unrestricted access without any additional costs (any update in that period is free to you)
  • Complimentary HR advice and support via email for 28 days upon purchase
  • A 25% discount on all library, toolkit, and template purchases/renewals
Parental leave policy template
parental leave policy template

What do our customers say about us?

I have just renewed our membership for another year for HRdocbox. It's an extremely useful resource with a wide variety of documents and knowledge...

- Rachel Masing, ETM Group
★★★★★

ETM Group logo

Read full review on Google

I have been using the service now for around 6 months and it has been really useful in developing and updating polices and processes.

- Jamie Allan, Armstrong Craven
★★★★★

Armstrong Craven logo

Read full review on Google

Excellent library of resources and templates which have made my job in my small business so much easier to manage HR for my employees...

- Emma Hunt
★★★★★

Read full review on Google

Great value and the site contains an extensive library of essential HR documents. I access the site probably once a week...

- Laura Alliss-Etty
★★★★★

Read full review on Google

HRDocBox is a great resource. It is incredibly good value, providing a large selection of HR guidance materials as well as...

- Emma Beauchamp
★★★★★

Read full review on Google

Guide to Calculating Holidays for Part-Time Workers
Thu, 28 Mar 24

Guide to Calculating Holidays for Part-Time Workers

Practical help to navigate the complexities of holiday entitlements

As we approach late March, HR managers often find themselves immersed in the task of calculating holiday entitlements for part-time workers...