For every PLN, check the date stamp against the 14-day employer response window and look at the block requested. A continuous block of leave cannot be refused: it must be granted as requested. For a discontinuous block, the employer has 14 days to agree, refuse or propose alternative dates. Refusing a continuous block, or ignoring the 14-day window on a discontinuous block, is the commonest employer error in SPL claims.
How Shared Parental Leave works
Procedural baseline for notices, eligibility checks, and payroll set-up — useful for evidencing what should have happened.