This bill allows fathers and partners to take paternity leave without a 26-week employment requirement if the child's mother dies, or in adoption cases if the adopting parent dies.
A Bill to make provision about paternity leave in cases where a mother, or a person with whom a child is placed or expected to be placed for adoption, dies.
Status: Act of Parliament
Current House: Unassigned
Stage: Royal Assent
Sponsored by: Chris Elmore, Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Introduced: 2023-12-06
Royal Assent: 2024-05-24