Neonatal Care Pay and Leave
Cancelling your leave or pay
You may be able to cancel your Neonatal Care Leave or Statutory Neonatal Care Pay depending on when your leave is due to start.
You can rebook your leave and pay if you give your employer the correct notice.
You cannot cancel your leave or pay if it was due to start while your baby was still receiving neonatal care (or in the first week after).
If your leave or pay is due to start more than a week after your baby has left neonatal care
To cancel your Neonatal Care Leave or Statutory Neonatal Care Pay, you’ll need to give written notice to your employer. When you need to tell them depends on when your leave or pay is due to start.
If you’re taking:
- one week’s leave - you must let your employer know you want to cancel at least 15 days before the start of the planned leave
- 2 or more weeks’ leave - you must let your employer know you want to cancel at least 28 days before the start of the planned leave