Applying for paternity / partner leave

1. You must submit your application for paternity / partner leave 28 days prior to the date you wish the leave to commence, or as soon as is reasonably practicable. You may take up to 6 individual weeks within the 12 months following a child's birth or placement. You will need to submit all dates you intend to take off as part of the same Paternity/Partner application form at the beginning of the process. You will not be able to add in additional weeks once you commence your Paternity/Partner leave. For those adopting you must give notice no later than 7 days after being matched with a child.
2. Apply for paternity / partner leave by completing and submitting the form at the bottom of this page.
3. If you are the intended parent of a surrogacy arrangement, before the parental order is issued you may be asked for a signed statutory declaration that you intend to apply for a parental order within the six month time limit.
4. Shortly after receipt of the application form, HR Services will write to you confirming the arrangements for paternity / partner leave.

Changing the start date of paternity / partner leave

If you wish to change the start date of paternity / partner leave you will need to notify both your line manager and hr-enquiries@york.ac.uk (HR Services) 28 days prior to the new start date, or as soon as is reasonably practicable.

Apply for paternity / partner leave