Paternity Leave Settings (UK)

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

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

Paternity leave settings
Field	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 Paternity.
Leave for Adoption	The leave is for adoption.
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	The date the employee is expected to return to work.
Due Date	The date the employee's child is expected to be born.
End Date	The date 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.
Actual Return Date	The date that the employee returns to work.
Actual Birth Date	The birth date of the child.
Baby Born After 24 Weeks of Pregnancy	The baby was born after 24 weeks of pregnancy.
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.
Average Weekly Pay	The employee's average weekly pay, calculated by Dayforce.
Employed until Date of Birth	Dayforce calculates whether the employee is in an active or inactive status on the due date, or on the actual birth date if one is provided, and populates this field.
Qualifying Week	Dayforce calculates the qualifying week based on the due date in the leave request and populates this field.
SPP1 Issued Date	The date on which the SPP1 form is issued for employees who are refused Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP).
Not Entitled to SPP 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.

You can link periods of paternity leave. See Linked Paternity Leave Periods (UK).