Paternity leave and paternity pay

New and updated

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  Tasks

  Manage paternity leave where the employee's partner has a miscarriage or stillbirth, or the baby dies after birth

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  Tasks

  Advise an employee on the qualifying criteria for paternity leave and pay in relation to an adopted child

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  Tasks

  Advise an employee on the qualifying criteria for paternity leave and pay in relation to a birth child

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  FAQs

  Does an employee due to take paid statutory paternity leave in an adoption situation still qualify for paternity pay if their employment ends before the leave is due to start?

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  FAQs

  What happens where an employee has given notice to start paternity leave on a particular date, but the child has not been placed for adoption by that date?

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  FAQs

  Can an employer recover any statutory paternity pay that it pays out?

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  FAQs

  Can an employee take paternity leave before the child is born or placed for adoption?

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  FAQs

  What happens where an employee has given notice to begin paternity leave on a particular date, but the baby has not been born by that date?

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  FAQs

  Can employees change their mind about when they want their paternity leave to start?

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  FAQs

  Will an employee be entitled to paternity leave if the child is stillborn?