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Adoption leave and adoption pay
The proposed 2026-27 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have now been published by the government.
Updated to include the proposed rate of statutory adoption pay for 2026/2027.
Updated to include the new rates, applicable from 5 April 2026.
Updated with information on the Government’s consultation on the extended protection against dismissal for pregnant employees and those on, or returning from, family-related leave, introduced under the Employment Rights Bill.
Updated to refer to the consultation on enhanced protection from dismissal, published on 23 October 2025.
Updated to reflect the increase to the statutory adoption pay rate from 6 April 2025.
Updated to reflect the right to neonatal care leave.
The percentage of statutory maternity and other family-related pay that small employers can recoup from HM Revenue and Customs increases from 103% to 108.5%.
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