My husband would like to take parental leave for 6 weeks next summer. His employer has said he can take parental leave but must take the 14 weeks in one continuous block. We are aware that the amount of parental leave has increased to 18 weeks. I've been looking at the parental leave acts and the 2006 amendment act adds a clause to say that leave may be taken in 2 separate periods each consisting of not less than 6 weeks. This reads to me that there is an entitlement to one 6 week block and that the second block would then have to be 12 weeks (18 - 6).
It appears that the company is only prepared to allow whatever is in the legislation so I'm wondering if I am reading it correctly ?
It appears that the company is only prepared to allow whatever is in the legislation so I'm wondering if I am reading it correctly ?