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Form for employee to cancel or vary dates of bereaved partner's paternity leave

Use our template form to enable an employee to cancel or vary a period of bereaved partner’s paternity leave, now that the Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026 have been published in final form. The new right will come into force on 6 April 2026.
Letter to employee responding to notification of bereaved partner's paternity leave and confirming entitlement

Use our template form where an employee provides notice of their entitlement and intention to take bereaved partner’s paternity leave, now that the Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026 have been published in final form. The new right will come into force on 6 April 2026.
Form to record employee's informal or verbal notice to take bereaved partner's paternity leave

Use our template form to record an employee’s informal or verbal notice to take bereaved partner’s paternity leave, now that the Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026 have been published in final form. The new right will come into force on 6 April 2026.
Form for employee to provide notice of entitlement and intention to take bereaved partner's paternity leave

Use our template form to enable employees to provide notice of their entitlement and intention to take bereaved partner’s paternity leave, now that the Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026 have been published in final form. The new right will come into force on 6 April 2026.
Letter to manager explaining bereaved partner's paternity leave

Use our template letter to explain the right to bereaved partner’s paternity leave to managers, now that the Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026 have been published in final form. The new right will come into force on 6 April 2026.
Letter to employees confirming changes to eligibility for statutory sick pay

Letter to inform employees of changes to eligibility for statutory sick pay.
Form to raise whistleblowing concern

Use our updated template to reflect that sexual harassment can be raised as a whistleblowing concern. This legal change, introduced through the Employment Rights Act 2025 and expected to come into force on 6 April 2026, makes it clear that workers who blow the whistle on sexual harassment can benefit from whistleblowing protection.
Letter informing employee that they have provided insufficient notice to take paternity leave (adoption from overseas)

Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to paternity leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.
Letter informing employee that they have provided insufficient notice to take paternity leave (adoption within UK)

Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to paternity leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.
Letter informing employee that they have provided insufficient notice to take paternity leave (birth)

Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to paternity leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.

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Form for employee to cancel or vary dates of bereaved partner's paternity leave

Letter to employee responding to notification of bereaved partner's paternity leave and confirming entitlement

Form to record employee's informal or verbal notice to take bereaved partner's paternity leave

Form for employee to provide notice of entitlement and intention to take bereaved partner's paternity leave

Letter to manager explaining bereaved partner's paternity leave

Letter to employees confirming changes to eligibility for statutory sick pay

Form to raise whistleblowing concern

Letter informing employee that they have provided insufficient notice to take paternity leave (adoption from overseas)

Letter informing employee that they have provided insufficient notice to take paternity leave (adoption within UK)

Letter informing employee that they have provided insufficient notice to take paternity leave (birth)

Employment Rights Act 2025 Hub

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