A guide for families whose nanny or household employee is pregnant or becoming a parent – risk review, antenatal time off, maternity leave and pay, keeping-in-touch days, paternity and parental leave as day-one rights, recovering statutory pay from HMRC – with letters confirming leave and pay, and a return to work and flexible working request form.
Employing a nanny or domestic staff
Maternity, Paternity and Family Leave Letters for Domestic Employers
About this document
When a nanny or household employee becomes pregnant or a parent, they have important legal rights to time off, pay and protection from unfair treatment. Families are often unsure what to do. This guide and letters help you respond correctly and on time, and recover statutory pay from HMRC.
The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.
Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.
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