Employment & Labor

#2026/237Yasaklı Eşin Baba İzni Yönetmelikleri 2026

🇬🇧United Kingdom··Statutory Instrument·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026 allow employees to take time off work to care for a child if the child's primary caregiver passes away within the first year after the child's birth or adoption. This law specifically helps partners of deceased primary caregivers during a difficult time. It ensures that they can provide necessary care for the child without the pressure of work obligations.

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Key Changes

  • Introduces a new statutory entitlement for bereaved partners to take leave.
  • Covers the first year following the child's birth or adoption.
  • Applies if the primary caregiver dies.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Employers must permit employees to take bereaved partner's paternity leave when the child's primary carer dies within the first year following the child's birth, placement for adoption, or entry into Great Britain for overseas adoption purposes

All employers
operational
high

Employers must allow the bereaved employee to be absent from work to provide necessary care for the child during the statutory leave period

All employers
operational
high

Employers must not penalize or dismiss employees for taking bereaved partner's paternity leave within the first year following the child's birth or adoption

All employers
prohibition

Affected Parties

Employees who are partners of deceased primary caregiversEmployers who must accommodate this leave

Tags

paternity leave,bereavement,child care