Plan the work transition around becoming a parent

A work-coordination guide for employees and managers; it does not determine leave eligibility or benefits.

Use the applicable local policy in Policy Hub for leave, pay, benefits, eligibility, dates, and any required process. This fictional Northstar page helps you plan work and a return conversation; it does not replace approved guidance.

Prepare a practical handoff

The employee and manager can adapt these discussion steps to the work and timing involved.

  1. 1

    List work needing coverage

    Name time-sensitive responsibilities, recurring meetings, open decisions, and work that can wait.

  2. 2

    Agree interim owners

    Identify a covering role for each priority and clarify which routine decisions it can make.

  3. 3

    Record the useful context

    Share deadlines, current status, and relevant work contacts in the appropriate work space; keep private personal details out of general handoff notes.

  4. 4

    Plan a return conversation

    Agree how to revisit priorities and changed work after the absence, without assuming a fixed return arrangement.

Agree contact preferences

Decide whether updates are wanted

Discuss whether any work updates are wanted during the absence, what kind of update would be useful, and which route to use.

Respect the agreed boundary

Respect the agreed boundary and applicable policy.

Share only what coverage needs

Share only the work information needed for coverage.

Use the confidential route for sensitive details

Use the directed confidential route for personal or sensitive case details.

Find policy and request steps

Check Policy Hub for approved local parental-leave guidance and its eligibility, pay, benefits, and process terms.

Use Leave Management for a request only if the applicable process is configured there; confirm the outcome through the appropriate process.