[30/12/2024] ~~

From 6th April 2025, a new right will take effect for adults with children requiring neonatal medical care in hospital.

The entitlement will be from 1 to 12 weeks leave and pay for a a parent of person responsible for the upbringing of a child. This leave will not have to be offset against other types of family related leave.

The finer details are still to be defined so an article will cover this right in more detail nearer to April 2025.

The leave must be used within 68 weeks of the child’s birth. The way the rules are set out currently means that neonatal leave will have to be taken at the end of, for example, maternity leave as interupting maternity leave will result in a shortened period of maternity leave.