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Maternity or Paternity Leave or Pay, or Maternity Allowance for parents
Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.
Employees may be eligible for Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave if they…
Employees must be one of the following, the: father husband or partner of…
The notice periods and forms are different if the employee is adopting.…
Eligible employees are entitled to Paternity Leave and Pay if they’re…
You can refuse Statutory Paternity Pay if the employee does not qualify.…
You must keep records for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), including: the…
For financial help with statutory pay, you can: reclaim payments (usually…
Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
When you take time off to have a baby you might be eligible for: Statutory…
Statutory Maternity Leave is 52 weeks. It’s made up of: Ordinary Maternity…
Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid for up to 39 weeks. You get: 90% of…
Statutory Maternity Leave You qualify for Statutory Maternity Leave if:…
Statutory Maternity Leave At least 15 weeks before your due date, tell…
Maternity benefits Use a benefits calculator to see what help you can get…
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal care or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy.
Calculate an employee’s maternity pay (SMP), paternity or adoption pay, relevant period and average weekly earnings
Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.
Use this if your payroll software or the GOV.UK calculator does not calculate your employee’s payments.
Find forms and guidance for Maternity, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave and pay.
Your employee can take Shared Parental Leave (SPL) if they're eligible and they or their partner ends their maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL, splitting blocks of leave and record keeping
Find forms and guidance for Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave for employers and employees.
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