Managing parental leave as an employer

Employees are entitled to take time off work for parental leave, where they meet the necessary requirements.

If your employment agreements or workplace policies include parental leave provisions, these will only apply if they are better than, or the same as, those provided by law.

You must keep an employee’s job open for them while they’re on parental leave, unless it’s a key position in your business, or the role becomes redundant.