07 April 2025
Over the weekend, guidance pages have been published on the eagerly anticipated statutory Neonatal Care Pay and Leave.
Please see the below links to the guidance pages we believe will be of best use and benefit to payroll professionals:
- Neonatal Care Pay and Leave: Overview - GOV.UK
- Statutory Neonatal Care Pay and Leave: employer guide: Overview - GOV.UK
- Statutory Neonatal Care Pay record sheet (NEO2) - GOV.UK
- Employee circumstances that affect payment of Statutory Neonatal Care Pay - GOV.UK
- Tell an employee that they're not eligible for Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (NEO1) - GOV.UK
- Manually calculate Statutory Neonatal Care Pay - GOV.UK
- How different employment types affect Statutory Neonatal Care Pay - GOV.UK
- Business changes that affect payment of Statutory Neonatal Care Pay - GOV.UK
- Updates - Statutory Payments Manual - HMRC internal manual - GOV.UK
- SPM167000 - Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (SNCP) - contents - HMRC internal manual - GOV.UK
Starting in April, parents of babies with extended stays in neonatal care will be entitled to statutory neonatal care leave and pay. Our new online training course will cover everything you need to know to administer this new entitlement correctly and ensure payroll compliance.
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