PAternal Leave and Pay
Leave
Employees have the right to take paternity leave if their partner has a baby, providing they give the correct notice. You must have been continuously employed by the same employer for at least 26 weeks up to any day in the 15th week before the baby is due (known as the qualifying week).
You can choose to take one or two weeks. They must be taken in one go and your leave must end within 56 days of the birth.
All your employee rights are protected while you’re on paternity leave.
Pay
The statutory weekly rate of your paternity pay is either £151.20, or 90% of your average weekly earnings, depending on which is lower. This money will be paid in the same way as your wages.
You qualify for paternity pay if:
Employees have the right to take paternity leave if their partner has a baby, providing they give the correct notice. You must have been continuously employed by the same employer for at least 26 weeks up to any day in the 15th week before the baby is due (known as the qualifying week).
You can choose to take one or two weeks. They must be taken in one go and your leave must end within 56 days of the birth.
All your employee rights are protected while you’re on paternity leave.
Pay
The statutory weekly rate of your paternity pay is either £151.20, or 90% of your average weekly earnings, depending on which is lower. This money will be paid in the same way as your wages.
You qualify for paternity pay if:
- You are employed by your employer up to the date of the birth.
- You have been continuously employed by your employer for at least 26 weeks up to any day in the 15th week before the baby is due.
- You earn at least £120 per week before tax.
- You give your employer notice using the SC3 form, at least 15 weeks before the baby is due.
This information has been developed by the Local Employability Partnership.