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The Shared Parental Leave Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Application

    3. 3.Interpretation

  3. PART 2 ENTITLEMENT TO SHARED PARENTAL LEAVE (BIRTH)

    1. CHAPTER 1 Entitlement to leave – general

      1. 4.Mother's entitlement to shared parental leave

      2. 5.Father's or partner's entitlement to shared parental leave

      3. 6.Calculation of total amount of shared parental leave available (birth)

      4. 7.Periods when shared parental leave may be taken

      5. 8.Mother's notice of entitlement and intention to take shared parental leave

      6. 9.Father's or partner's notice of entitlement and intention to take shared parental leave

      7. 10.Supplementary evidence requirements (birth)

      8. 11.Variation of notice of intention to take shared parental leave (birth)

    2. CHAPTER 2 Entitlement to particular periods of leave

      1. 12.Period of leave notice (birth)

      2. 13.Continuous period of shared parental leave (birth)

      3. 14.Discontinuous periods of shared parental leave (birth)

      4. 15.Variation of period of leave (birth)

      5. 16.Limit on number of period of leave notices or variations (birth)

      6. 17.Modification of eight week requirement for notices where child born early

      7. 18.Change of circumstances (birth)

      8. 19.Entitlement to shared parental leave in the event of the death of mother, father or partner, or child

  4. PART 3 ENTITLEMENT TO SHARED PARENTAL LEAVE (ADOPTION)

    1. CHAPTER 1 Entitlement to leave – general

      1. 20.Adopter's entitlement to shared parental leave

      2. 21.Adopter's partner's entitlement to shared parental leave

      3. 22.Calculation of total amount of shared parental leave available (adoption)

      4. 23.Periods when shared parental leave may be taken (adoption)

      5. 24.Adopter's notice of entitlement and intention to take shared parental leave

      6. 25.Adopter's partner's notice of entitlement and intention to take shared parental leave

      7. 26.Supplementary evidence (adoption)

      8. 27.Variation of notice of intention to take shared parental leave (adoption)

    2. CHAPTER 2 Entitlement to particular periods of leave

      1. 28.Period of leave notice (adoption)

      2. 29.Continuous period of shared parental leave (adoption)

      3. 30.Discontinuous periods of shared parental leave (adoption)

      4. 31.Variation of period of leave (adoption)

      5. 32.Limit on number of period of leave notices or variations (adoption)

      6. 33.Change of circumstances (adoption)

      7. 34.Entitlement to shared parental leave in the event of a disrupted placement or the death of adopter, adopter's partner or child

  5. PART 4 CONDITIONS OF ENTITLEMENT RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS

    1. 35.Continuity of employment test

    2. 36.Employment and earnings test

  6. PART 5 TAKING SHARED PARENTAL LEAVE

    1. 37.Work during shared parental leave

    2. 38.Application of terms and conditions during shared parental leave

    3. 39.Redundancy during shared parental leave

    4. 40.Right to return after shared parental leave

    5. 41.Right to return after shared parental leave: supplementary

    6. 42.Protection from detriment

    7. 43.Unfair dismissal

    8. 44.Calculation of a week's pay for the purposes of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of the 1996 Order

  7. PART 6 CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS AND SERVICE OF NOTICES

    1. 45.Contractual rights to shared parental leave

    2. 46.Service of notices

  8. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      SHARED PARENTAL LEAVE IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

      1. PART 1 SHARED PARENTAL LEAVE (BIRTH)

        1. 1.Entitlement of father or partner to shared parental leave in the event of death of mother before curtailment

        2. 2.Entitlement of father or partner to shared parental leave in the event of death of mother after curtailment and before notice of entitlement given

        3. 3.Entitlement of father or partner to shared parental leave in the event of death of mother after notice of entitlement given

        4. 4.Entitlement of mother to shared parental leave in the event of death of father or partner

        5. 5.Entitlement to shared parental leave in the event of death of child (birth)

      2. PART 2 SHARED PARENTAL LEAVE (ADOPTION)

        1. 6.Entitlement of adopter's partner to shared parental leave in the event of death of adopter before curtailment

        2. 7.Entitlement of adopter's partner to shared parental leave in the event of death of adopter after curtailment and before notice of entitlement given

        3. 8.Entitlement of adopter's partner to shared parental leave in the event of death of adopter after notice of entitlement given

        4. 9.Entitlement of adopter to shared parental leave in the event of death of adopter's partner

        5. 10.Entitlement to shared parental leave in the event of a disrupted placement or the death of child

  10. Explanatory Note

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