The employee is permitted to vary or cancel an agreed and booked period of Shared Parental Leave using a CHRIS75c.
The Employee can cancel a period of leave by notifying the University at least eight weeks before the start date in the period of leave notice.
The Employee can change the start date for a period of leave, or the length of the leave, by notifying the University at least eight weeks before the original start date and the new start date.
If a child is born before the EWC the employee may be able to start SPL in the eight weeks following birth even though they cannot give eight weeks’ notice. If the employee has given a period of leave notice to start SLP on a date in the eight weeks following the EWC, but their child is born early they can move the start date forward by the same number of days. In such cases the Employee is asked to notify the University in writing of the change as soon as they can.
The Employee can combine split periods of leave into a single continuous period of leave by notifying the University in writing at least eight weeks before the start date of the first period.
The Employee can request that a continuous period of leave be split into two or more discontinuous periods with periods of work in between. The University will consider any such request as set out in section 3.6
If the employee wishes to return to work earlier than the expected return date, they must give at least eight weeks’ notice of the new return date.
If the employee wishes to extend their Shared Parental Leave, assuming they still have unused Shared Parental Leave entitlement remaining, the employee must give the University notice at least eight weeks before the date they were due to return to work.
Any variation or cancellation notification made by the employee, including notice to return to work early, will usually count as one of the employee’s three period of leave notices unless a change is as a result of a child being born earlier or later than the EWC (or being placed for adoption earlier or later than the expected placement date), or as a result of the Institution requesting it be changed, or if agreed otherwise
If they have already used their three period of leave notices to book and/or vary leave then the University does not have to accept the notice to return early but may do at its discretion.
Any variation will be confirmed in writing by the HR Division.