Neonatal Care Leave and Pay
The key legislation in regard to Neonatal Care Leave and Pay is the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, The Neonatal Care Leave and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2025 and The Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (General) Regulations 2025.
Eligibility for neonatal care leave is available to all employees whose child was born on or after 6 April 2025, regardless of their length of service. The right to neonatal care leave is a day-one entitlement, meaning it is available to employees from the start of their employment. However, there is a qualifying period for statutory neonatal care pay.
Neonatal care incorporates:
medical care received in a hospital;
medical care received in any other place where the baby was an inpatient in hospital and the care continues to be administered once the…
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Eligibility for neonatal care leave is available to all employees whose child was born on or after 6 April 2025, regardless of their length of service. The right to neonatal care leave is a day-one entitlement, meaning it is available to employees from the start of their employment. However, there is a qualifying period for statutory neonatal care pay.
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