Example letters for employees
Employees wanting to go on parental leave can use these example letters to their employer as a guide. You need to put in, or choose from the options given, the right information for your situation.
Birth mothers taking leave
- Birth mother with 12 months eligible service not sharing any leave with her partner [PDF 9KB]
- Birth mother with 12 months eligible service sharing some extended leave with her partner with 12 months eligible service [PDF 9KB]
- Birth mother with 12 months eligible service sharing some extended leave with her partner with six months eligible service [PDF 398KB]
- Birth mother with six months eligible service not sharing leave, only taking primary carer leave [PDF 390KB]
- Birth mother with six months eligible service sharing leave with a partner with 12 months eligible service [PDF 397KB]
- Birth mother with six months eligible service sharing leave with a partner with six months eligible leave [PDF 395KB]
Partners or spouses (of birth mothers) taking leave
- Partner or spouse (of birth mother) with six months eligible service [PDF 10KB]
- Partner or spouse (of birth mother) with 12 months eligible service [PDF 10KB]
Adoptive or other primary carers taking leave
- Adoptive or other permanent primary carer taking leave with six months eligible service [PDF 593KB]
- Adoptive or other permanent primary carer taking leave with 12 months eligible service [PDF 595KB]
Partners or spouses (of adoptive or other primary carers) taking leave
- Partner or spouse (of adoptive or other permanent primary carer) with 12 months eligible service [PDF 17KB]
- Partner or spouse (of adoptive or other permanent primary carer) with six months eligible service [PDF 17KB]
Employer responses: Forms and example letters
These forms and template letters are for employers to use to respond to employees' written notifications and notices. The forms are from the Regulations made under the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987.
Forms
Notice
Example letters
- Employee whose job is being kept open [DOCX 25KB]
- Employee whose job is not being kept open [DOCX 25KB]
Application forms for the government-funded parental leave payments (paid parental leave) for employees and self-employed people, and more information regarding parental leave payments, can be found on the Inland Revenue website (external link) or by contacting Inland Revenue on telephone 0800 227 774.