Section 76 | Entitlement to parental leave. ^F1

(1)The Secretary of State shall make regulations entitling an employee who satisfies specified conditions—^F1

(a)Repealed^F2F1

(b)as to having, or expecting to have, responsibility for a child,^F1

to be absent from work on parental leave for the purpose of caring for a child.

(2)The regulations shall include provision for determining—^F1

(a)the extent of an employee’s entitlement to parental leave in respect of a child;^F1

(b)when parental leave may be taken.^F1

(3)Provision under subsection (2)(a) shall secure that where an employee is entitled to parental leave in respect of a child he is entitled to a period or total period of leave of at least three months; but this subsection is without prejudice to any provision which may be made by the regulations for cases in which—^F1

(a)a person ceases to satisfy conditions under subsection (1);^F1

(b)an entitlement to parental leave is transferred.^F1

(4)Provision under subsection (2)(b) may, in particular, refer to—^F1

(a)a child’s age, or^F1

(b)a specified period of time starting from a specified event.^F1

(5)Regulations under subsection (1) may—^F1

(a)specify things which are, or are not, to be taken as done for the purpose of caring for a child;^F1

(b)require parental leave to be taken as a single period of absence in all cases or in specified cases;^F1

(c)require parental leave to be taken as a series of periods of absence in all cases or in specified cases;^F1

(d)require all or specified parts of a period of parental leave to be taken at or by specified times;^F1

(e)make provision about the postponement by an employer of a period of parental leave which an employee wishes to take;^F1

(f)specify a minimum or maximum period of absence which may be taken as part of a period of parental leave.^F1

(g)specify a maximum aggregate of periods of parental leave which may be taken during a specified period of time.^F1