Paternity, Shared Parental & Family Leave: A Guide for Employees

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About Course

Partners and parents have more family leave rights than many realise. This course explains Paternity Leave and Pay for 2026 to 2027, how Shared Parental Leave lets parents split up to 50 weeks of leave, time off for antenatal appointments, emergency time off for dependants and unpaid parental leave – from an employee’s point of view.

Tutwoo is an independent learning provider. This course is general information about family leave rights in Great Britain from published GOV.UK guidance for 2026 to 2027, not legal advice. Northern Ireland has separate rules. Contact Acas for advice.

What Will You Learn?

  • Know who can take Paternity Leave and when Check eligibility for Statutory Paternity Pay and how much it is Understand how Shared Parental Leave and Pay work Know your rights to emergency time off and unpaid parental leave

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Paternity Leave
  • Statutory Paternity Pay and notice
  • Shared Parental Leave and Pay
  • Emergency time off and unpaid parental leave

Sources & Further Reading
The official guidance this course is based on.

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