UK reward metrics · Time Off & Family

How do UK organisations handle bereaved partner's paternity enhancement?

Source lumi HRBase 262 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

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

Enhanced pay 23.3% Statutory only 67.6% Not yet reviewed 9.2%
Bereaved partner's paternity enhancement (base: 262 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Bereaved partner's paternity enhancement: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Enhanced payalternative23.3%
Statutory onlycommon67.6%
Not yet reviewedrare9.2%

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.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/bereaved-partner-s-paternity-enhancement
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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