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An employee must give notice for Parental Bereavement Leave as well as evidence for Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay.

Eligibility criteria for an employee to qualify for Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay from 6 April 2026.

Employer guidance on statutory pay entitlement for an employee or worker who has been bereaved due to a miscarriage or whose child has died or was stillborn on or after 6 April 2026.

Employer guidance on statutory leave entitlement for an employee who has experienced a miscarriage or whose child has died or was stillborn on or after 6 April 2026.

Guidance for Northern Ireland employers on Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay for cases on or after 6 April 2026.

Overpayment of sick pay and how to deal with dismissals for long-term sickness absence.

What occupational sick pay schemes must offer.

Employer forms for statutory sick pay including self-certification forms and keeping records of sickness absence.

Work out how much statutory sick pay to pay employees who qualify for it.

How to define when you start and stop payment of statutory sick pay.

How eligibility for SSP depends on an employee's average weekly earnings during a specified period.

Employers' responsibilities to pay statutory sick pay to eligible employees, and where to get further information.

The basic rules governing statutory sick pay and what employers need to do when paying it.

Download individual sections of the Invest Northern Ireland Employers' Handbook.

The Employers' Handbook from Invest Northern Ireland outlines legal essentials and best practice guidelines for effective HR management.

Sample letters and application forms to help you manage your workers' rights to maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave.

Discover the business advantages of recruiting apprentices.

Foundation degrees can help to improve your employees' skills and their contribution to your business.

A Foundation degree is a higher education qualification mainly delivered in local colleges which combines academic and work-related learning.

Helping Northern Ireland employers provide higher education qualifications to improve their employees' skills.

Essential Skills is a training programme that assists employees aged 16 and over in the development of literacy, numeracy, and ICT skills up to level 2.

Sometimes only one parent in a couple will be eligible for shared parental leave (SPL) and statutory shared parental pay (ShPP).

Who qualifies for Statutory Adoption Pay, and how employers may recover payments and offer enhanced adoption pay.