Family-friendly rights and support

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  Letters and forms

  Form to provide notice of entitlement to paternity leave (adoption within UK)

  A model form to give employees the means to provide a notice of entitlement to paternity leave in respect of a child adopted within the UK.

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  Letters and forms

  Form to provide period of leave notice to take paternity leave (birth)

  A model form to give employees the means to provide a period of leave notice to take paternity leave.

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  Quick reference

  Length of statutory paternity leave

  Updated to reflect changes to the length and timing of paternity leave after 6 April 2024.

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  Letters and forms

  Form to provide notice of entitlement to paternity leave (birth)

  A model form to give employees the means to provide a notice of entitlement to paternity leave.

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  Policies and procedures

  Paternity leave policy

  Updated to reflect that the final version of the Parental leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 have been published and come into force on 8 March 2024.  

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  Employment law guide

  Family-friendly rights: key differences in Scotland and Northern Ireland

  Updated to highlight that changes to the timing and notice of paternity leave and pay do not apply in Northern Ireland.

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  FAQs

  When can an employee choose to start paternity leave in respect of a new baby?

  Updated to reflect changes to the period for taking paternity leave, in force for expected weeks of birth after 6 April 2024.

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  How to

  How to manage statutory paternity leave and pay (birth)

  Updated to reflect that changes to the rules on timing and notice of paternity leave are in force for expected weeks of birth after 6 April 2024.

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  How to

  How to deal with employees on fixed-term contracts who are pregnant or on maternity leave

  Updated to reflect that the Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024, which extend redundancy protection for pregnant employees and new parents, come into force on 6 April 2024. 

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  Letters and forms

  Redundancy during or after shared parental leave: Letter informing employee that no suitable alternative vacancy exists (shared parental leave starts on or after 6 April 2024)

  Use this model letter to confirm to an employee whose job is made redundant during or after shared parental leave that no suitable alternative vacancies exist.