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Adoption leave and adoption pay
Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.
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 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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