F1PART IX

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CHAPTER IIPARENTAL LEAVE

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1

An employee may present a complaint to an industrial tribunal that his employer—

a

has unreasonably postponed a period of parental leave requested by the employee, or

b

has prevented or attempted to prevent the employee from taking parental leave.

2

An industrial tribunal shall not consider a complaint under this Article unless it is presented—

a

before the end of the period of three months beginning with the date (or last date) of the matters complained of, or

b

within such further period as the tribunal considers reasonable in a case where it is satisfied that it was not reasonably practicable for the complaint to be presented before the end of that period of three months.

3

Where an industrial tribunal finds a complaint under this Article well-founded it—

a

shall make a declaration to that effect, and

b

may make an award of compensation to be paid by the employer to the employee.

4

The amount of compensation shall be such as the tribunal considers just and equitable in all the circumstances having regard to—

a

the employer's behaviour, and

b

any loss sustained by the employee which is attributable to the matters complained of.