Updated to include the statutory parental bereavement pay rates in force from 5 April 2026. Employers should review payroll, update relevant policies and check eligible employees are paid correctly.
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.
Updated to reflect that public-sector employers no longer have to publish facility time under changes brought in by the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 18 February 2026.
Updated to reflect that public-sector employers no longer have to publish facility time under changes brought in by the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 18 February 2026.
Updated to reflect that public-sector employers no longer have to publish facility time under changes brought in by the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 18 February 2026.