Additional Paternity Leave and Pay - Confirmation of when the new paternity rights will not be introduced

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25 October 2007

The Government's intention is to increase the period for which Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay and Maternity Allowance from 39 weeks to 52 weeks and to introduce Additional Paternity Leave and Pay by the end of the current Parliament. Although no specific date has been given, HMRC has been preparing its systems so that the new provisions could be implemented from April 2009. It has previously been announced that implementation would not take place from April 2008.

HMRC has now confirmed that the changes will not be introduced from April 2009 and HMRC will also not be planning for an October 2009 implementation. It should therefore be assumed that the earliest introduction date is April 2010.

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