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Paternity - Leave & Pay
Contractual Benefits
Employees are entitled to the benefit of their normal terms and conditions of employment, except for terms relating to wages or salary (unless their contract of employment provides otherwise), throughout their paternity leave. However, most employees will be entitled to Statutory Paternity Pay for this period. If the employee has a contractual right to paternity leave as well as the statutory right, he may take advantage of whichever is the more favourable. Any paternity pay to which he has a contractual right reduces the amount of Statutory Paternity Pay to which he is entitled.
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Labels: Pay, Employment Regulations