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- Letters and forms
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.
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- Policies and procedures
Use our template wording to create your organisation’s bereaved partner’s paternity leave policy, 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.
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- Quick reference
Updated to reflect the statutory paternity pay rate in force from 5 April 2026. Employers should review payroll and check eligible employees are paid correctly.
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- Legal timetable
With just weeks to go until implementation on 6 April 2026 and employers running out of time to prepare, the Regulations setting out the detail of bereaved partner's paternity leave have been finalised. Smooth your preparations by making use of our new model Bereaved partner's paternity leave policy, which was published well in advance and is proving to be among our most popular resources in March 2026.
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- FAQs
While the Employment Rights Act 2025 removes the qualifying period for statutory paternity leave from 6 April 2026, the qualifying requirements for statutory paternity pay remain the same.
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- FAQs
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.
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- Date:
- 18 February 2026
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- Commentary and insights
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.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
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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- Type:
- Letters and forms
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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- Type:
- Letters and forms
Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to paternity leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.
