Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016
Extension of certain notices of termination of employment or of certain suspensions | ||
21. A notice of termination of employment given in respect of an employee or a suspension from employment imposed on an employee— | ||
(a) before the employee commences a period of paternity leave, or | ||
(b) before the receipt by the employee’s employer of a notification in accordance with subsection (2) or (5) of section 7 , section 11 (1), 12 (5), 13 (2), 14 (2), 15 (3) or, where appropriate, under section 24 , | ||
and due to expire during the employee’s absence from work on the leave concerned shall be extended by the period of such absence. |