b'Keeping In Touch (KIT) days As there is a requirement to give notice to take parental leave it cannot be used if your child is You may wish to continue and/or the organisationpoorlysee Emergency Dependant Leave. may wish you to keep in touch with you during your maternity/adoption leave and/or may wantParental bereavement leave and payto have the opportunity of attending certain meetings, work related events or training courses,All employed parents or carers have the right or use the KIT days to work 1 or 2 days per weekto two weeks leave if they lose a child under the for a period up to your return to work to,age of 18 or suffer a stillbirth after 24 weeks for example, familiarise yourself with things thatof pregnancy. have happened whilst you have been off, orIf you have more than 26 weeks of continuous complete any re-training required.service, youre entitled to the statutory rate for this two-week periodotherwise, the leave will be Should you wish to do this, please discuss withunpaid. Please also refer to the compassionate your manager. KIT days are optional - both theleave section. employee and employer need to agree to them.Paternity leave and payIf you do wish to do this, you will, subject to the organisations agreement, be able to attend workFollowing the birth or adoption of a child, you may and be paid accordingly for up to 10 days withoutbe eligible to take paid leave to care for the child this affecting your maternity/adoption leave andor to support the mother.pay. Please note if you only worked half a day, it is counted as a full KIT day.EligibilityWe also have the right to make reasonableYou can obtain further information on your contact with you during this period. statutory right to paternity leave and payincluding eligibility, what you need to do, etc. Parental leave and should refer to the government website at:Both mothers and fathers can take unpaidhttps://www.gov.uk/paternity-pay-leaveparental leave.These websites are continually updated by the Eligibility Government in line with any changes in legislation and we are committed to following their guidance Employees can obtain further information on theiron the aspects of leave and pay for all of the statutory right to parental leave (which is unpaid)above family friendly procedures.including eligibility, what they need to do etc - and should refer to the government website at: Antenatal appointments https://www.gov.uk/parental-leave Fathers or partners are entitled to take unpaid time off work to attend up to two These websites are continually updated by theante-natal appointments.Government in line with any changes in legislation and we are committed to following their guidanceContractual benefitson the aspects of leave and pay for all family friendly procedures.You are entitled to the benefit of your normal terms and conditions of employment, except for terms relating to wages or salary, throughout your paternity leave.38'