Bereaved Partner鈥檚 Paternity Leave
Taking other parental leave
You can take Bereaved Partner鈥檚 Paternity Leave before or after any other parental leave and pay you鈥檙e eligible for, such as:
- Paternity Pay and Leave
- Shared Parental Leave and Pay
- Neonatal Care Pay and Leave
- Unpaid Parental Leave
You can also take it between 2 blocks of another parental leave, for example between 2 blocks of Shared Parental Leave.
Bereaved Partner鈥檚 Paternity Leave must be taken in one continuous block.
Parental leave must be taken within a specific time period, for example, Neonatal Care Leave must be taken within 68 weeks of your child鈥檚 birth date.
Example
Jin鈥檚 partner dies when their child is 28 weeks old.
Jin and his partner have already taken 41 weeks of Shared Parental Leave.
Jin takes the remaining 9 weeks of Shared Parental Leave that he鈥檚 entitled to.
He can then take 15 weeks of Bereaved Partner鈥檚 Paternity Leave, finishing on his child鈥檚 first birthday.
Example
Amira鈥檚 partner dies on the day their child is born.
Their child spends 5 weeks in Neonatal care.
Amira can take 52 weeks of Bereaved Partner鈥檚 Paternity Leave, ending on her child鈥檚 first birthday.
She can then take 5 weeks of Neonatal Care Pay and Leave, finishing within 68 weeks of her child鈥檚 birth date.