Bereaved Partner's Paternity Leave Regulations 2026

In force 6 April 2026. Creates a day-one right to up to 52 weeks’ unpaid leave where a child’s mother or primary adopter dies within the first year, and extends the same preferential redundancy redeployment right (reg.14) once 6+ weeks of leave have been taken.

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Last reviewed 14 July 2026

What time off you’re entitled to after a bereavement, and what’s down to your employer

If someone close to you has died, work is probably the last thing on your mind. This sets out plainly what you're entitled to in time off, and what's down to your employer's own policy.

Bereaved Partner's Paternity Leave Regulations 2026Employment Rights Act 1996Parental Bereavement Leave Regulations 2020Bereavement
Last reviewed 11 July 2026

Redundancy and family leave: your right to be offered a suitable role first

If your role is being made redundant while you're on maternity, adoption, shared parental, neonatal care, or bereaved partner's paternity leave, you may have a stronger right than you think: first refusal on any suitable alternative role, ahead of everyone else at risk.

Bereaved Partner's Paternity Leave Regulations 2026Employment Rights Act 2025Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999Neonatal Care Leave and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2025Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014Redundancy