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To qualify, you must also:. You can give your employer this information using HM Revenue and Customs certificates for a birth child or for an adopted child. You can change when you want to take paternity leave - just give your employer 28 days' notice of the changed date. The GOV. UK website has more information about paternity leave. It also has a page that will help you calculate paternity leave and pay. If you or your partner are expecting a baby or having a child placed with you for adoption , you might be able to turn the maternity or adoption leave and pay into shared parental leave and pay.
You can share up to 50 weeks' leave and up to 37 weeks' pay. You have a choice of either:. Check if you can get shared parental leave and pay using the calculator on GOV. Also, in the 66 weeks before the baby is due or the child is matched with you , your partner must:. If you want to take any of the shared parental pay, the rules are mostly the same as for taking shared parental leave. The differences are that before the 15th week before the due date or placement date :.
You can get more details of the shared parental leave and pay scheme from GOV. If you have a question about your individual circumstances, call our helpline on We cannot respond to questions sent through this form. Breadcrumbs Home Advice Holiday, sickness and leave Maternity, paternity and adoption Your paternity leave, pay and other rights.
Checking you can get paternity leave Taking paternity leave Paternity pay Other rights when you and your partner are having a baby or adopting a child. Taking paternity leave You can take either 1 or 2 weeks of paternity leave to care for your baby or adopted child. You cannot start paternity leave before the birth or adoption placement. All your leave must be taken within 8 weeks of: the birth the start of the adoption placement Sharing leave with your partner If you both have responsibility for a child, you might be able to use Shared Parental Leave SPL.
Parental leave Once you have a child, you have the right to parental leave. Some employers have their own paternity leave arrangements which are more generous than the statutory entitlement. These will normally be included in your employment contract.
You can use statutory leave if this suits you better and you qualify for it. Expectant fathers and partners, including same sex partners, have the right to unpaid leave to accompany expectant mothers to two antenatal appointments. The time off is capped at six and a half hours for each appointment. There is no qualifying period for an employee to have this right.
The right applies whether the child is conceived naturally or through donor insemination. You also have the right if you will become a parent through a surrogacy and are eligible to apply for a Parental Order for the child born through this surrogacy. To qualify for paternity leave, you must be an employee. You must use the time off to support the mother or care for the baby and be very involved in their upbringing.
Paternity leave rights are extra to your holiday allowance. However, you cannot take paternity leave if you have first taken shared parental leave. If you're a worker, you don't qualify for paternity leave but may qualify for statutory Paternity Pay. If you're an agency worker, office holder or subcontractor, you will not normally have the right to paternity leave. But you might be eligible for statutory Paternity Pay. Statutory Paternity Pay is paid for up to two consecutive weeks, depending on how long you choose to take paternity leave.
To read more, go to:. If you don't qualify for paternity leave, your employer might give you some time off or you could take paid holiday.
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