Parental Bereavement Leave Settings (UK)

HR Administration Guide

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R2026.1.0
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2026-05-01
Parental Bereavement Leave Settings (UK)

When you select Parental Bereavement in the Reason drop-down list, Dayforce shows the sections and settings described in the following table.

Before You Begin: This topic applies to UK pay groups only. For general information about the Leave Management screen, see Leave Management.

Parental Bereavement leave settings
Setting Description
Leave Details section
Status The employment status for the leave. Usually the status is Inactive.
Reason The reason for the leave. The leave reason determines the fields and settings shown for the leave. In this case, the leave reason is Parental Bereavement.
Start Date

The date the leave begins. Defaults to the current date.

Number of Weeks

Drop-down list containing the 1 Week and 2 Weeks options for defining the duration of the leave period.

Estimated Return Date Read-only field that shows the return date based on the number of weeks selected.
End Date The date that the leave ends.
HR Information section
Has Enough Notice

A Yes or No value to indicate whether the employee has given enough notice for the leave request.

Date Relevant for Length of Service

The date used to calculate whether the employee has enough service for the leave request.

Has Enough Service

Dayforce calculates whether the employee has enough service to qualify for statutory pay for the leave and populates this field with Yes or No.

Evidence Valid

A Yes or No value to indicate whether the evidence provided by the employee is valid.

Date of Death The date of death. The date can’t be more than 56 weeks before the estimated return date.
Employed in Northern Ireland

A Yes or No value to indicate whether the employee is based in Northern Ireland and, therefore, eligible for day one parental bereavement leave and pay.

Live Birth

Indicates whether the child was born alive.

Baby Born After 24 Weeks of Pregnancy

Indicates whether the death is reported as stillborn or miscarriage.

  • Checkbox selected: Stillborn
  • Checkbox cleared: Miscarriage
Override Average Weekly Pay

The override value for the employee's average weekly pay.

Override Average Weekly Pay Reason

The reason for the average weekly pay override.

On Payroll in the Relevant Week

Dayforce calculates whether the employee is in an active status during the relevant week and populates this field.

Average Weekly Pay

The employee's average weekly pay, calculated by Dayforce.

Relevant Week

The start date of the relevant week, which is calculated based on the date of death.

Not Entitled to SPBP Reason

The reason why the employee doesn’t qualify for statutory pay.

Reference Salary for Employer Pension Contributions

A reference salary so that Dayforce can calculate the employer's pension contributions throughout the period of the leave.