Statutory leave and pay entitlements

Pregnant employees' rights in relation to health and safety, fertility treatment, antenatal care, dismissal/discrimination, and breastfeeding.

The statutory rights to leave and pay when an employee has a baby.

Employees' rights in relation to paternity leave and pay for births, and both UK and overseas adoptions.

Employees' rights to Statutory Adoption Leave and pay for UK and overseas adoptions.

Employers' duties in relation to shared parental leave and pay and how to best manage these rights for your employees.

Tool to help employers calculate an employee’s maternity, paternity, or adoption pay and leave period.

Guidance for Northern Ireland employers on Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay for cases on or after 6 April 2026.

Guidance for Northern Ireland employers on the Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay if an employee’s child died or was stillborn before 6 April 2026.

Statutory rights to unpaid leave for employees with children and other dependants.