Apply for paternity/partner's leave

This guide is for any employee who is the partner of听someone who is pregnant or听someone who is the intended primary adopter of a child.

Before you start

Please refer to the policy for full details of paternity/partner's leave entitlement and eligibility.

There are two things you need to do to apply for paternity/partner's leave:听

notify your manager, preferably in writing, and听
Fill out the .

PLEASE NOTE:听You have 28 days to provide HR Services with confirmation of your Paternity/Partner's leave dates, via the Parternity/Partner's leave form, but you must inform your line manger of your eligibility/intention to take Paternity/Partner's leave, by the end of the 15th week before the expected week of childbirth听

To begin your application for Paternity/Partner's听leave you will need to know the following information:

Your employee number,
Department or听Faculty/Division
confirmation of when you intend to take paternity leave.

1. Fill in the online Paternity/Partner's leave form

Fill out the听. Please select听New听at the start of the form when prompted.
Please ensure that you have a copy of one of the following听to attach to the form:

a copy of the MAT B1 certificate
a copy of the birth certificate
a copy of the matching certificate (for adoption leave).

3. If you are still waiting for any of the above, you can send a copy over to HR Services once you have received it,听but in the event that you need to amend your leave dates as well, please submit a new form and select听amendment听at the start of the form.

4. Once you have completed your form, it will be automatically sent to your line manager to sign off.

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2. Form goes to your Line manager/PI

Your line manager will receive the form automatically via email once you have completed your听section of the online form.
Your line manager听will then need to sign the form after they听have been able to听provide听details of how they propose to cover your duties.
If you are grant funded, the PI section is designed to act as a visual prompt for your PI to notify your funder to ensure that your Grant funding is not impacted by you going on leave.
Once they have signed the form, it will automatically听be sent to HR Services to process your application.

3. Form goes to HR Services 听 听

Once your line manager signs off their section, it will be automatically be sent to HR Services to process.
Within four weeks of receiving your application, HR Services will email you to confirm your听Paternity/Partner's听leave听has been processed.

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