Step 4 of 8

Paternity is the workflow you will exercise most often, and the one most affected by the 2024 reform. Your process needs to capture the notice of entitlement (28 days before each block under the new regime), record which weeks the employee plans to take, and run SPP through payroll without manual intervention. Get this right first; the adoption and SPL workflows reuse most of the same plumbing.

Handle statutory paternity leave and pay

Task guide covering notice handling, eligibility checks and SPP processing under the post-2024 rules.

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