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Can employees take paternity leave as well as shared parental leave?

The restriction preventing employees from taking paternity leave after a period of shared parental leave is removed from 6 April 2026. Employers will need to make sure their policies reflect this change.

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Can employees take paternity leave as well as shared parental leave?

Is a child's father automatically entitled to statutory paternity leave?

Will an employee be entitled to paternity leave if the child is stillborn?

Where an employee's partner is expecting twins will the employee be entitled to two lots of paternity leave?

Is it possible for a woman to take paternity leave?

Where an employer suspects that an employee is not entitled to statutory paternity leave what can it do?

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