Section 23 — Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987: Entitlement of employee to extended leave

23 Entitlement of employee to extended leave Except as otherwise provided in this Act, and subject to sections 25 to 30 of this Act, every employee— (a) Who— (i) Gives birth to a child and assumes or intends to assume the care of that child; or (ii) Assumes or intends to assume the care of a child to whom his spouse or partner gives birth; and (b) Who, at the expected date of delivery of that child, will have been for the immediately preceding 12 months in the employment of the same employer for at least an average of 10 hours a week during that period,— shall be entitled to extended leave in accordance with this Act. Paragraph (a)(ii) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 8 Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 18) by inserting the words “ or partner ” after the word “ spouse ” . Paragraph (b) was amended, as from 1 July 2002, by section 11 Parental Leave And Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 7) by substituting the words “ for at least an average of 10 hours a week during that period ” for the words “ for at least 10 hours in each week ” .