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Form to provide notice of entitlement and intention to take neonatal care leave (adoption from overseas)

Neonatal care leave requires employees to give formal notice of their entitlement and intention to take leave, particularly where a child is adopted from overseas. This guide explains how to use a neonatal care leave notification form to manage leave and pay correctly and compliantly.

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By Zeba Sayed, Brightmine Senior Legal Editor

Use this model form to allow an employee to provide a notice of entitlement and intention to take neonatal care leave (and pay, where relevant) in respect of a child adopted from overseas. We have a separate form for adoptions within the UK – Form to provide notice of entitlement and intention to take neonatal care leave (adoption within UK).

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The final versions of the Neonatal Care Leave and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2025 and Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (General) Regulations 2025 have been published. There are no changes in this form from the previous draft version.

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Zeba Sayed, Senior legal editor at Brightmine

Zeba Sayed
Senior Legal Editor, Brightmine

Zeba is a former practicing employment solicitor with more than 17 years’ experience in employment law.

Zeba joined Brightmine in 2017 and is a senior legal editor in the employment law and compliance team. In this role, she is responsible for content across Policies and procedures, Letters and forms and Contract clauses. She is also responsible for ensuring that allocated chapters of the employment law guide are kept updated. She has a special interest in the implications of AI in the employment field.

Zeba holds a degree in Law and completed her LPC at the College of Law in Chester. Prior to joining Brightmine, Zeba was an associate solicitor at Lyons Davidson Solicitors in the London office. She advised both individuals and employers on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters and delivered training to clients nationally. Zeba has also worked in conjunction with Acas London to deliver training on their behalf. She is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.

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