Downloadable and customisable documents relating to paternity leave and pay. For more information see the employment law pages on paternity leave.


This policy outlines details relating to the organisation's paternity leave policy including eligibility, length of leave, notification requirements, pay during leave, sickness during leave, postponement of leave and abuse of the paternity leave policy.
This letter can be used to acknowledge an employees notification of intended return date from paternity leave.
This letter can be used to extend the organisations congratulations on the birth of an employee's baby.
This letter can be used to inform an employee absent from work on paternity leave of developments at work.
This letter can be used to inform an employee absent from work on paternity leave of a new vacancy within the organisation.
This letter can be to used to acknowledge and accept an employees communication that they will not be returning to work, and are resigning their employment.
This letter can be used to notify an employee of the changed start date of their paternity leave, due to their baby being born earlier than expected.
This letter can be used to confirm acceptance of an employee's request to postpone their paternity leave due to the hospitalisation of their child.
This letter can be used to decline an employees request to postpone their paternity leave, due to their child's hospitalisation.