Postponement of parental leave
Dear
RE: PARENTAL LEAVE
[As previously discussed,] you are due to take parental leave between [date] and [date]. Unfortunately, your absence at this time would unduly disrupt the business because [the work is at a seasonal peak; a significant proportion of the workforce has applied for parental leave at this same time; a replacement would not be able to be put in place within the notice period provided or, the employee’s role is such that his or her absence at a particular time would harm the business].
Instead, we are happy for you to take this parental leave between [date] and [date].
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