This model policy sets out employees’ rights to neonatal care leave and pay in adoption and surrogacy cases, including eligibility, entitlements and how leave should be managed. It helps employers apply these new rights consistently and in line with statutory requirements.
Use this model policy to set out the right of employees to neonatal care and pay when they are adopting a child, or having a child through a surrogacy arrangement, from 6 April 2025.
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