1. Administering Absences for the United Kingdom
  2. Overview of Setting Up a Plan and Type for Paternity Leave

Overview of Setting Up a Plan and Type for Paternity Leave

An employee is eligible for Statutory Paternity Pay and leaves based on certain criteria set by the legislation.

An employee is entitled to Statutory Paternity Leave and Pay (SPP) if they meet the eligibility criteria set by the legislation. The rate of pay that the employee receives is also set by the legislation.

The following predefined fast formula is used for UK Paternity Absence Entitlement (ORA_HRX_GB_PAT_ENTITLEMENT) – The formula checks the following:
  • The employee must have been employed for 26 weeks continuously into the qualifying week to receive Statutory Paternity Pay.
  • The employee’s average earnings (during the relevant period) must be at or above the Lower Earnings Limit.
    • The leave cannot exceed two weeks.
    • The leave blocks must be for 7 days.

      For births where the expected week of childbirth begins before Sunday 7th April 2024 and for adoption where the actual date of placement is before 6th April 2024 .

    • Statutory Paternity Pay is not payable after the 56th day after the child’s birth date or placement date.

      For birth where the expected week of childbirth begins on or after Sunday 7th April 2024 and for adoption where the actual date of placement is 6th April 2024 or later.

    • Fathers or partners may split their leave into 2 blocks of 1 week.
    • Fathers or partners may take their leave and pay at any point in the first year after the birth or adoption of their child.
  • Statutory Paternity Pay is not payable after the 56th day after the child’s birth date or placement date.
  • The leave exceeded 2 weeks of Statutory Paternity Pay.
  • The leave blocks are for 7 days.

If any of these checks fails, the application creates the appropriate certification. Otherwise, it calculates the employee’s entitlement to SPP.

Recording Paternity Leave

The first period of leave must be recorded against the main paternity leave absence type.

Recording of the second part of a leave must be done using the absence type for the second period of the leave. The second period of leave must be linked to the first period of leave by selecting the main period of leave from the drop-down list on the field ‘Linked Paternity Adoption/Birth’.