SPM165700 - Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (SPBP) -general information: employee not entitled to SPBP

Employees are not entitled to SPBP if

• they do not satisfy all the qualifying conditions. (SPM165200)
• their AWE are below the LEL in the relevant period. (SPM170000)
• they did not notify their employer in time that they would be claiming SPBP. (SPM165500)
• they are in legal custody.

If the employee is not entitled to SPBP the employer should give them form SPBP1, completed and signed, within seven days of their decision.