Leave | Statutory Parental Bereavement

Leave | Statutory Parental Bereavement

Overview

Statutory Parental Bereavement is time off from work if the employees child dies before they turn 18, or if the employee has a stillbirth after 24 weeks of pregnancy

The employee can take 2 weeks leave from the first day of employment for each child who has died or was stillborn, if eligible.

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Details

Entitlement

      1. Two weeks together.
       2. Two separate weeks of leave.
       3. Only one week of leave.

Note!
      A week is the same number of days that the employee would normally work in a week.

Employees are required to meet the below requirements in order to qualify for Parental Bereavement Leave:

      1. Be classed as an employee - irrespective of how long the employee has worked for the employer.
      2. Provide the employer with notice for the Parental Bereavement Leave
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Pay Eligibility

To qualify for Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay, the employee must have been continuously employed by the employer for at least 26 weeks up to the end of the ‘relevant week’. (The ‘relevant week’ is the week (ending with a Saturday) immediately before the week of the death or stillbirth).

Additionally, the employee should:

      1. Continue to be employed up to the day the child dies or is stillborn.
      2. Earn on average £123 a week before tax (gross) over an 8 week period.
      3. Provide the employer with the correct notice and information for Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay.

If the employee usually earns an average of £123 or more a week, and earned less in some weeks because the employee was paid but not working (‘on furlough’) under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the employee may still be eligible.

The employer must provide the SPBP1 explaining why the employee is not eligible for Statutory Adoption Pay.

Statutory Calculation

The employee is able to get either £172.48 a week or 90% of the average weekly earnings (whichever is lower).

Tax and National Insurance will be deducted.

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