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Sample letter to an employer giving notice of parental leave

Last updated: 3 Mar 2020

Dear Mr Smith

I am writing to inform you that I will be taking one week’s parental leave. My leave will begin on Monday 24 March 2020 and will end on Sunday 30 March 2020.

Yours sincerely,

Tony Brown

 

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