Section 70B — Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987: Demand notice

70B Demand notice (1) A Labour Inspector may serve on an employer a demand notice, in the prescribed form, if— (a) either— (i) an employee makes a complaint to the Labour Inspector that an employer has denied the employee's entitlement to take parental leave in a case where the Labour Inspector has previously made a determination that the employee is entitled to take leave; or (ii) the Labour Inspector believes on reasonable grounds that an employer has denied the employee's entitlement to take parental leave; and (b) the Labour Inspector has given the employer not less than 7 days to comment on the complaint or the grounds for the Labour Inspector's belief; and (c) the Labour Inspector, after considering any comments made by the employer under paragraph (b) , is satisfied that the employee is entitled to take parental leave; and (d) the Labour Inspector is satisfied that the employer is not prepared to acknowledge the employee's entitlement to parental leave in a reasonable manner or within a reasonable time. (2) A demand notice must be served— (a) by giving it to the employer concerned; or (b) if the employer does not accept the demand notice, by leaving it in the employer's presence and drawing the employer's attention to it. Compare: 2000 No 24 s 224(1) , (2) Sections 70A to 70F were inserted, as from 1 July 2002, by section 18 Parental Leave And Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 7).