Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave - April 2026
In this section
- Introduction
- Scope
- What is bereaved partner's paternity leave?
- Requesting support
- Entitlement to bereaved partner's paternity leave
- Amount of bereaved partner's paternity leave you can take
- Timing of bereaved partner's paternity leave
- Notice to take bereaved partner's paternity leave
- If you plan to start your leave more than eight weeks after the bereavement
- If your child dies or your adoption placement is disrupted
- Cancelling your leave
- Changing your leave start date
- Changing your intended return date
- Pay during bereaved partner's paternity leave
- Your rights during bereaved partner's paternity leave
- Holiday entitlement
- Pension contributions
- Re-instating lost pension because of unpaid bereaved partner’s paternity leave
- Contact during bereaved partner's paternity leave
- Keeping-in-touch days during bereaved partner's paternity leave
- Returning to work after bereaved partner's paternity leave
- Requests for flexible working
- Data protection
- Abuse of the Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave policy
- Ensuring equality of opportunity
Changing your leave start date
If you wish to change your leave start date after notice has been given, you will need to give your line manager notice of the new start date, as follows:
• If your leave was due to start within the first eight weeks after the bereavement, and your new start date is also within those first eight weeks, you should let your line manager know before your original start date and your new start date. You do not need to give this notice in writing.
• If your leave was due to start within the first eight weeks after the bereavement, but your new start date is after those first eight weeks, you should provide written notice before your original start date and at least one week before your new start date.
• If your leave was due to start more than eight weeks after the bereavement, and your new start date is also more than eight weeks after the bereavement, you should provide at least one week's written notice before your original start date and your new start date.
Once a change to your Bereaved Parental Paternity Leave has been agreed with your line manager you should cancel your original leave dates through My View via My Forms and submit your new dates.