Entering leave details You add SPBP details when you process the pay run. You enter this in the ABSENCE screen.  NOTE: If the employee is already on a statutory leave, you can't also process bereavement pay.
▼Steps to add Parental bereavement leave - Select Pay Runs from the menu bar
- Select Process Pay Run for the required pay cycle.
- Check the pay date is correct, then select Next.
- Select the relevant employee. Select Add Absence then Bereavement.
- Complete the following information:
| Deceased Date | The date the child died. | | Documentation Received | Select Yes or No. For further information on the declaration needed, visit www.gov.uk. | | Start Date | Enter the date the block of leave starts. | | End Date | Enter the date the block of leave ends. | - Select Save.
The system calculates the employees Average Weekly Earnings (AWE).  TIP: You may need to manually adjust the average weekly earnings figure. For more information about this, read the Override AWE section below.
There may not be enough information to calculate the average weekly earnings (AWE). This option appears: | Issue Certificate SPBP1 | If the employee doesn't qualify for SPBP due to earnings below £125 (25/26), select the SPBP1 link. Then give them the form. For more information, read Statutory Paternity Bereavement Pay: non-payment explanation (SPBP1). | | Manually set the AWE value | You may have changed Payroll systems part-way through the tax year, meaning this information is held in your previous software. You can select Manually set the AWE value and enter the figure. It is your responsibility to calculate this. | - Select Save.
- Complete the pay run as normal.
TIP: Payroll calculates SPBP in whole weeks only, from the leave start date. For example, leave starts on Wednesday. The week is from Wednesday to the following Tuesday. Pensions Employers need to keep paying pension contributions while employees are on maternity leave. Base these contributions on the employee's pay before their leave. You can set the pension contribution to a fixed amount in the pay run using the Manage contributions option. When the employee returns, you can change it back. For more information, read How to handle employer pension contributions for employees receiving statutory pay. Stop the SPBP payment If the employee returns to work early, change the return date in the absence record.  CAUTION: Don't delete the parental bereavement pay record. This will cause Payroll to issue a refund.
▼Steps to stop - Go to Pay Runs, then select Process Pay Run.
- Select Next.
- Select the relevant employee. Select the Parental bereavement pay absence.
- Change the End Date as required.
- Select Save.
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