Shared parental leave (SPL) is an entitlement that lets parents share leave after the birth of a baby or adoption.

Once you've set up ShPP, you can record it in the employee's record.

Record the absence

1. Double-click the relevant employee.
2. Click the Absence tab, then click Diary Entry.
3. On the Absence Type list, click Other.
4. In the next box, click Shared Parental.
5. Enter the first and last date of the employee's absence for SPL.
    TIP: ShPP calculates as a number of whole weeks, not part weeks. Check your date range covers a number of full weeks for it all to be payable. 
6. Enter any relevant comments.
7. Click OK.

You've now entered ShPP. If you'd like to check the payment, follow the check an employee's ShPP amount article.

Pension contributions

When an employee receives statutory parental pay, you need to pay employer pension contributions based on their full pay, not the statutory payment.

To find out how, visit the how to handle employer pension contributions for employees receiving statutory pay article.