This article shows you how to record paternity (birth) leave and pay in Payfit. It does not cover paternity (adoption).
For an explanation of eligibility and entitlement to paternity leave, please refer to this Help Centre article.
How to enter paternity leave
From the employee's record, click the Leaves tab.
Under the Parental leave section, choose Paternity leave, then click Add paternity leave.
Enter the baby's due date, otherwise known as the expected week of confinement (EWC), the type of evidence they have provided, and the date they provided the evidence.
If the employee isn't eligible for statutory paternity pay (SPP), a warning will appear.
Under the Paternity Leave days, enter the First day off.
From the Length of the leave drop-down, select whether the employee is taking One week, Two weeks, or Other.
Note that statutory paternity leave is taken as one block of one or two weeks. They can't take a half week, and can't take multiple blocks of paternity leave.
If you've chosen Other, enter the Last day off.
Click Save.
PayFit pays statutory paternity pay (SPP) based on the number of working days the employee has been absent, and the number of working days within the month. The relevant payments are shown on the Payslip breakdown tab, and on their payslip.
For further information about how to add occupational paternity pay (OPP), please refer to this Help Centre article.