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Neonatal care leave policy (adoption)

Learn how to apply neonatal care leave and pay rights for adoption and surrogacy, including eligibility criteria, leave entitlements and employer responsibilities.

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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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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 policy from the previous draft version.

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Zeba Sayed
Zeba Sayed
Senior Legal Editor

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.

Areas of expertise:

Employment law, HR compliance, AI in HR, Redundancy, Disciplinary action and investigations, Contracts of employment, Employee absence management, Diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI), Flexible working policies, Employee performance management

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