Parental Leave

What is Occupational Maternity Pay (OMP)? Occupational maternity pay (OMP), sometimes known as enhanced maternity pay, is where an employer tops up an...

Introduction This article shows you how to record maternity leave and pay in Payfit. For an explanation of maternity leave terms, please refer to this...

What are "keep in touch" (KIT) days? Employees can work up to 10 days during their maternity, adoption or additional paternity leave. These days are c...

What is Occupational Paternity Pay (OPP)? Occupational paternity pay allows an employer to give their employees more than just the legal minimum for p...

This article will show you how to record employee absences in PayFit. Video overview (5 minutes) The video covers how to enable employees to access le...

Introduction This section looks at how maternity and adoption pay is calculated. While the PayFit app's calculations are automated for your convenienc...

What does this article cover? This article is focussed on things that can impact an employee's entitlement to maternity leave and pay. This includes: ...

Expected Week of Childbirth (EWC) The week in which baby is due, starting from the Sunday. Qualifying Week (QW) The 15th week before baby is due. Coun...

Entitlement to Statutory Maternity Leave Employees who have an employment contract, regardless of how long they have been employed by you will qualify...

Who can take Statutory Paternity Leave and Pay? Provided that they meet the eligibility criteria, Statutory Paternity Leave and Pay may be taken by an...