Section 29A--
insert--
'(3A) An employee entitled to parental leave under section 18(4A), or who is taking surrogacy leave, may apply to the employer for either or both of the following--
(a) an extension of the short surrogacy leave for an unbroken period of up to 8 weeks in total;
(b) an extension of the long surrogacy leave for an unbroken period of up to 96 weeks in total.'.