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Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.

• Entitlement

  Employees may be eligible for Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave if they…

• Eligibility

  Employees must be one of the following, the: father husband or partner of…

• Notice period

  The notice periods and forms are different if the employee is adopting.…

• Adoption

  Eligible employees are entitled to Paternity Leave and Pay if they’re…

• Refuse pay form SPP1

  You can refuse Statutory Paternity Pay if the employee does not qualify.…

• Record keeping

  You must keep records for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), including: the…

• Help with statutory pay

  For financial help with statutory pay, you can: reclaim payments (usually…

• Updated: 15 January 2021

Additional State Pension, also known as the State Second Pension or SERPS, is extra money on top of your basic State Pension.

• Overview

  The Additional State Pension is an extra amount of money you could get on…

• What you'll get

  There is no fixed amount for the Additional State Pension. How much you…

• Eligibility

  You reached State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016 You will not get…

• Contracting out

  You could only contract out of the Additional State Pension if your…

• How to claim

  You do not have to do anything to claim the Additional State Pension. If…

• Inheriting Additional State Pension

  If your spouse or civil partner dies, you may be able to inherit part of…

• If you get divorced

  If you get divorced or your civil partnership is dissolved the court can…

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• Updated: 11 May 2026