A model letter to respond to an employee who has notified you that they have started, or will be starting, bereaved partner's paternity leave, and to confirm their entitlement to take the leave.
A model form to enable a line manager or HR professional to record an employee's informal or verbal notice to take bereaved partner's paternity leave, where the leave starts within the first eight weeks after the bereavement.
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.
In April 2026, HR professionals face the challenge of dealing with business-as-usual employment law changes, such as increases in statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay, while also dealing with a raft of major changes introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025. We look at what HR needs to do to meet its employment law obligations this spring.