An employee must give at least 21 days' notice of his/her wish to take parental leave and when it will begin and end. The school may postpone the time at which the leave is taken (for no more than six months) if it can be demonstrated that taking leave at the time requested would cause undue disruption. In this case the school must give notice of postponement within seven days of receiving the request. The employee is entitled to a written statement of the reasons for postponement.
An employee applying for parental leave may be required to produce evidence of responsibility or expected responsibility for the child; the child's date of birth (or placement in the case of adoption); and, in the case of a disabled child, evidence of entitlement to a disability living allowance.
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