Parental bereavement pay

Summary

• Employers must pay bereaved parents on parental bereavement leave statutory parental bereavement pay if they satisfy the eligibility criteria. (See The right to statutory parental bereavement pay and Eligibility for statutory parental bereavement pay)
• The maximum number of weeks for which an employee can claim statutory parental bereavement pay is two. (See Period of payment of statutory parental bereavement pay)
• Bereaved parents must give their employer notice of their claim for, and evidence of their entitlement to, statutory parental bereavement pay. (See Notice and evidence for statutory parental bereavement pay)
• Employers may offset payments of contractual bereavement pay against liability to pay statutory parental bereavement pay. (See Contractual bereavement pay)