Additional paternity pay for fathers

Implementation date: 6 April 2010

The Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (General) Regulations 2010 introduce an entitlement for employees who are fathers or who are the partners of mothers or adopters, to receive additional statutory paternity pay, pursuant to the Work and Families Act 2006. The Regulations set out a number of eligibility requirements, including conditions regarding employment before the expected week of childbirth. The Regulations can be viewed on the OPSI website.
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