Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016
Allocation of paternity leave | ||
8. (1) Subject to this section, section 10 and sections 12 to 14 , the period of paternity leave shall commence on such day as the relevant parent selects in his or her notification given in accordance with subsection (2) or (5) of section 7 , being not earlier than the date of confinement or day of placement, as the case may be, and not later than 26 weeks after such date or day. | ||
(2) Where a relevant parent is employed under a contract of employment for a fixed term and that term expires before the day which, apart from this subsection, would be the last day of his or her paternity leave, then— | ||
(a) notwithstanding any other provision in this Part, the last day of his or her paternity leave shall be the day on which the term expires, and | ||
(b) nothing in this Part shall affect the termination of the relevant parent’s contract of employment on that day. |