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Paternity pay and leave

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  1. Overview
  2. Leave
  3. Pay
  4. Eligibility
  5. How to claim
  6. Adoption and surrogacy

Eligibility

You must be taking time off to look after the child and be one of the following:

  • the father
  • the husband or partner of the mother (or adopter) - this includes same-sex partners
  • the childs adopter
  • the intended parent (if youre having a baby through a surrogacy arrangement)

There are extra conditions you need to meet to qualify for leave and pay.

You cannot get Paternity Pay and Leave if youve taken paid time off to attend adoption appointments.

Paternity Leave

You must:

Youre eligible for Paternity Leave from the first day of employment.

Paternity Pay

You must:

The qualifying week is the 15th week before the baby is due. This is different if you adopt.

If you lose your baby

You can still get Paternity Pay and Leave if your baby is:

  • stillborn from 24 weeks of pregnancy
  • born alive at any point during the pregnancy

You can take any leave you booked before losing the baby. If after losing the baby you have leave left to book, you can still book and take this. You must do this within 8 weeks of the death.

You may also be eligible for Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave.

If youre not eligible

Your employer must tell you within 28 days if you do not qualify and why using form SPP1.

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