UK parents with babies in neonatal care gain right to paid leave

Measures hailed as lifeline for parents will allow people with sick babies to take up to 12 weeks’ leave

Parents with children in neonatal care will gain a day-one right to paid leave and pay in a move hailed as “a lifeline for parents” with sick babies.

From Sunday, the measures will allow eligible parents to take up to 12 weeks of leave and pay, on top of maternity and paternity leave.

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