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s.001

Citation, commencement and extent

s.002

Parts 1 and 2 come into force on 8th March...

s.003

These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

s.004

Interpretation

s.005

Application

s.006

Transitional provisions

s.007

The Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 are amended as...

s.008

In regulation 2(1), insert at the appropriate place— returned after...

s.009

In regulation 5 (options in respect of leave under regulation...

s.010

For regulation 6 (notice and evidential requirements for leave under...

s.011

In regulation 7 (commencement of leave under regulation 4), for...

s.012

In regulation 9 (options in respect of leave under regulation...

s.013

For regulation 10 (notice and evidential requirements for leave under...

s.014

In regulation 11 (commencement of leave under regulation 8), for...

s.015

After regulation 11, insert— Change in circumstances (1) This regulation applies where an employee is otherwise entitled...

s.016

In regulation 22 (disrupted placement in the course of adoption...

s.017

The Paternity and Adoption Leave (Adoption from Overseas) Regulations 2003...

s.018

In regulation 7 (entitlement to paternity leave: adoption from overseas)—...

s.019

For regulation 8 substitute— Commencement of leave under regulation 8...

s.020

After regulation 8, insert— Change in circumstances In regulation 11A— (a) in paragraph (2), for sub-paragraphs (a)...

s.021

The Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave (Parental Order Cases)...

s.022

In regulation 10 (modifications to regulation 9), for paragraph (a)...

s.023

For regulation 11 (modifications to regulation 10) substitute— Regulation 10 (notice and evidential requirements for leave under regulation...

s.024

In regulation 12 (modifications to regulation 11), in the modification...

s.025

After regulation 12, insert— In regulation 11A (change in circumstances) of the Leave Regulations...

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Official guidance

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Statutory Paternity Pay: manually calculate your employee's payments (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
Paternity pay and leave: employer guide (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
Maternity and paternity calculator (GOV.UK) (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
Recover statutory payments from HMRC (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance

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Employment Tribunal

HM Courts and Tribunals Service — Employment Tribunals

Statutory tribunal enforcing individual employment-rights legislation across Great Britain. Hears complaints under the Employment Rights Act 1996 (unfair dismissal, written particulars, time …

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Employment Rights Act 1996 1996 Primary Act

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