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UK Statutory Paternity Leave gives eligible employees up to 2 weeks of leave following the birth or adoption of a child, with rules updated in April 2024 to allow the leave to be taken in two separate one-week blocks within the first 52 weeks. Statutory Paternity Pay is set at the lower of the stan

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