SPM30905 - Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) -
Employee not entitled to SAP
Employer decides the employee is not entitled to SAP
Employees will not be entitled to SAP if they do not satisfy all
the conditions. For example:
- they have not been employed by the same
employer for a continuous period of at least 26 weeks into the MW,
see
SPM30605
- they have not been employed by the same
employer for a continuous period of at least 26 either into the ONW
or the date they want to start their SAP when they are adopting a
child from abroad, see
SPM30605
- their AWE are below the LEL, see
SPM30800
- they gave late notification of when they
expected SAP to start, see
SPM30425
If they are in legal custody they are excluded from SAP, see
SPM30745.
If the employee is not entitled to SAP, the employer should
complete form SAP1 within seven days of their decision, give the
employee the form and any matching certificate or Official
Notification held by them.
