Entitlement to parental leave

[chocolateworshipper]

All of the documentation I can find says you can request parental leave if you have been with your employer for a year - but I can't find anything that says whether it needs to have been on a permanent contract or not. I have been there over a year, but some of that time was on a temporary contact. Does anyone know? Many thanks.

[CheekyFuckersDontGetPastMe]

You need to ask for a copy of your company handbook or family handbook to check their policy.

You would have some protection on a temp contract compared to a casual hours contract so I can’t see why not but I’m no expert.

Do you have a HR dept you can ask?

[flowery]

Doesn’t matter. The criteria is length of service see here, not what type of contract it is. Denying fixed term employees parental leave because of their fixed term status would be unlawful.

[chocolateworshipper]

Thank you both. Yes I can HR, but didn't want to bring it up if it was a definite "no"