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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 Leave and Pay 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 Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.
When you take time off because your partner’s having a baby, adopting a…
Paternity leave You can take either 1 or 2 weeks’ leave. If you choose to…
The statutory weekly rate of Paternity Pay is £187.18, or 90% of your…
You must be taking time off to look after the child and be one of the…
You claim Paternity Leave and Pay through your employer. You do not need…
Eligibility You must have been continuously employed by your employer for…
Calculate an employee’s maternity pay (SMP), paternity or adoption pay, relevant period and average weekly earnings
Maternity or Paternity Leave or Pay, or Maternity Allowance for parents
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.
Medicines and Healthcare product Regulatory Agency official Parental Leave policy and procedures.
You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods, postponing leave
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
How to claim Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave: what you are entitled to, check if you're eligible and how to claim it.
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