67.6%Statutory only
67.6% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Statutory only” on bereaved partner's paternity enhancement (base: 262 UK organisations, 2026 H1).
Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.
How UK organisations answered
| Answer | Share of organisations |
|---|---|
| Enhanced payalternative | 23.3% |
| Statutory onlycommon | 67.6% |
| Not yet reviewedrare | 9.2% |
Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.
Definition
Whether the organisation pays above the statutory bereaved partner's paternity entitlement introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/bereaved-partner-s-paternity-enhancementLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
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