- New right to neonatal care leave and pay confirmed from 6 April, expected to benefit around 60,000 new parents.
- Measures ensure employed parents can focus on supporting their new family without worrying about choosing between keeping their job and spending time with their baby.
- The Government is delivering our Plan for Change by supporting working families and protecting working people’s payslips
Thousands of working families with babies in neonatal care will be entitled to additional time off as a day one right, the government has confirmed today (Monday 20 January).
Currently, many working families across the UK are having to return to work while their babies are sick in hospital, and these measures aim to address some of the difficulties that thousands of parents face when their baby is in neonatal care.
The Government is committed to providing the support families need to allow them to be by their child’s side without having to work throughout or use up their existing leave.
Neonatal Care Leave will apply to parents of…
