E18.5In accordance with the NES, an eligible employee is entitled to be absent up to a maximum of 8

In accordance with the NES, an eligible employee is entitled to be absent up to a maximum of 8 weeks of concurrent unpaid bonding leave in the first 12 months following the birth or adoption or commencement of a permanent or long term caring arrangement for a child, subject to a minimum period of 2 weeks at a time unless a shorter period is agreed by the chief executive.