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SMP ineligibility letter

SMP ineligibility letterA small number of pregnant employees will not be entitled to statutory maternity pay (SMP) during their maternity leave either because of their short service or their low average weekly earnings. To cover those cases, use our ... Read more
 
 

Letter requesting evidence for SPL

Letter requesting evidence for SPLOnce an employee has submitted a notice of entitlement for shared parental leave (SPL), you can ask them to provide certain supplementary documentation and information as set out in our letter requesting evidence for... Read more
 
 

Adoption appointment eligibility declaration

Adoption appointment eligibility declarationProspective adopters have the right to take either paid or unpaid time off work to attend adoption appointments in advance of adopting a child. Our form enables employees to declare their eligibility for ti... Read more
 
 

Maternity leave or adoption leave curtailment notice

Maternity leave or adoption leave curtailment noticeFor either parent or adopter to be eligible for shared parental leave (SPL) and statutory shared parental pay (ShPP), the mother or adopter must have ended their entitlement to maternity or adoption... Read more
 
 

Letter to employee not returning from maternity leave

Letter to employee not returning from maternity leaveWhere an employee has informed you that she's not intending to return to work after maternity leave, our letter helps you frame a response to her. She still needs to formally resign so the important... Read more
 
 

Antenatal appointment eligibility declaration

Antenatal appointment eligibility declarationUse our declaration form to require an employee to formally declare that they qualify for the statutory right to time off to accompany a pregnant woman to an antenatal appointment and wish to take time off... Read more
 
 

Approval of parental leave request

Approval of parental leave requestUnless you postpone parental leave in accordance with the statutory provisions, you must accept an employee's parental leave request. Request grantedOnce you receive a parental leave request, assuming it's been made co... Read more
 
 

Letter suspending an employee during pregnancy

Letter suspending an employee during pregnancyIf, on health and safety grounds, a pregnant employee or an employee who has recently given birth cannot continue to perform her normal job duties and there is no suitable alternative employment to offer ... Read more
 
 

Insufficient notice of return from maternity leave

Insufficient notice of return from maternity leaveIf an employee asks to return to work early before the expiry of her one year of maternity leave, it's important that she gives the proper minimum eight weeks' advance notice of an early return. Use our... Read more
 
 

Letter postponing parental leave

Letter postponing parental leaveUse our precedent letter if you need to postpone an employee's period of parental leave under the rules of the default scheme. However, you can only postpone by up to six months and you can't postpone at all where an emp... Read more
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