# Parental Leave Request Letter, Free Source: https://nerix.ai/templates/parental-leave-request Tell your employer about maternity, paternity or parental leave, with dates and a plan for your work. Before you send it Leave rights, notice periods, pay and proof (such as a medical certificate) differ by country, contract and company. Check them before you send. This is not legal advice. ## Fill it in and preview You are signed in. Fill it in your workspace and it is kept as a document you can send, share and have signed. [Open in your workspace](https://app.nerix.ai/documents/templates/parental-leave-request) Subject: Maternity leave request from Aisha Karimi Dear Sofia Marin , I am writing to tell you that I would like to take Maternity leave . I work as Operations Lead . **Expected date of birth or placement:** 14 June 2027 **I would like my leave to start on:** 24 May 2027 **My planned last day of leave:** Return on 14 March 2028 A copy of my medical certificate is attached. **Pay and benefits** Please confirm what pay and benefits apply under my contract and the company policy. **Covering my work** I will write a handover note by 30 April and train Tomasz on the supplier accounts. I am happy to help choose the cover. **Contact during my leave** Please use my personal email. I would prefer not to be contacted for day to day matters. Please confirm my leave dates in writing, tell me what else you need from me, and let me know the steps for my return. If my plans change, I will tell you as early as I can. Thank you for your support. Kind regards, Aisha Karimi Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are. People and HR ## What this template is for A parental leave request to your employer: the expected date, the leave dates you want, pay, work cover and contact. Copy it or send it by email. It is free to fill in online, needs no account, and downloads as a Word document or a PDF. [See all People and HR templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/people-hr) People and HR ## What you fill in The form asks for 11 details. The document fills itself in as you type. - ### Name of manager or HR For example: Sofia Marin - ### Your name For example: Aisha Karimi - ### Your role For example: Operations Lead - ### Type of leave For example: Maternity leave - ### Expected date of birth or placement For example: 14 June 2027 - ### Leave to start on Say if the date may move because the baby arrives early or late. For example: 24 May 2027 - ### Planned last day of leave For example: Return on 14 March 2028 - ### Pay, benefits and anything to confirm optional For example: Please confirm what pay and benefits apply under my contract and the company policy. - ### How your work will be covered For example: I will write a handover note by 30 April and train Tomasz on the supplier accounts. I am happy to help choose the cover. - ### Contact during leave optional For example: Please use my personal email. I would prefer not to be contacted for day to day matters. - ### Proof you will send optional For example: A copy of my medical certificate is attached. People and HR ## What is inside The parts of this document, in order. - 1 Subject: [Type of leave] request from [Your name] - 2 Dear [Name of manager or HR], - 3 I am writing to tell you that I would like to take [Type of leave]. I work as [Your role]. - 4 Expected date of birth or placement: [Expected date of birth or placement] - 5 I would like my leave to start on: [Leave to start on] - 6 My planned last day of leave: [Planned last day of leave] Templates ## How it works - 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The email fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field. - 02 ### Check Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done. - 03 ### Send Copy it, open it in your email app, or save it as a Word document or a PDF. ### Make it yours with AI Open it in the chat and ask for changes: shorter, firmer, another situation, another language. [Adapt it with nerix](https://nerix.ai/try?template=parental-leave-request) ### Was this template helpful? People and HR ## Questions people ask ### What details does this template ask for? The form asks for 11 details, starting with Name of manager or HR, Your name, Your role, Type of leave, Expected date of birth or placement. 3 more are optional. ### Can I download this template as Word or PDF? Yes. When you have filled in the form, copy the email, open it in your email app, or save it as a Word document or a PDF. It is free and needs no account. ### Is what I type sent anywhere? No. What you type stays in your browser while you fill in the document. It only goes to nerix if you choose to open the template in the chat. ### What should I check before I use this template? Leave rights, notice periods, pay and proof (such as a medical certificate) differ by country, contract and company. Check them before you send. This is not legal advice. ### Are these HR templates free? Most are. Fill in and download them for free as Word or PDF, with no account. A few longer documents are premium: free to fill in, paid once to download, and marked with their price. ### Do the HR templates follow my country's employment law? They assume no country's law. Employment rules differ a lot, so each template says where to check local requirements before you use it. ### Can a small team use them too? Yes. They work for a team of two or a company of two thousand, and you can cut any section you do not need in the Word version. Templates ## More in People and HR - [30 60 90 day plan Turn the first three months of a new role into clear goals, people to meet and check-ins. People and HR](https://nerix.ai/templates/thirty-sixty-ninety-day-plan) - [360 degree feedback form Gather ratings and comments about one person from the people who work with them, then use them to grow. 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