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Statutory
Paternity Pay
Employees must:
- Be an employee
- Give the correct notice
- Have been continuously employed by your employer for at least 26 weeks up to any day in the ‘qualifying week’
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Statutory Paternity
Weekly Rate
£156.66
Per Week
- You can choose to take either 1 or 2 weeks.
- You get the same amount of leave if your partner has a multiple birth (such as twins).
- You must take your leave in one go.
- A week is the same amount of days that you normally work in a week - (for example, a week is 2 days if you only work on Mondays and Tuesdays.)
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Start &
End Dates
- Leave cannot start before the birth.
- It must end within 56 days of the birth (or due date if the baby is early).
- You must give your employer 28 days’ notice if you want to change your start date.
- You do not have to give a precise date when you want to take leave (for example 1 February). Instead you can give a general time, such as the day of the birth or 1 week after the birth.
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Leave for
Antenatal Appointments
You can take unpaid leave to accompany a pregnant woman to 2 antenatal appointments if you’re:
- The baby’s father
- The expectant mother’s spouse orcivil partner
- In a long-term relationship with the expectant mother
- The intended parent (if you’re having a baby through a surrogacy arrangement)
