Commentary on Sections Section 8: Entitlement to additional statutory paternity pay: general
40.Section 8 inserts a new section 171ZEC in Part 12ZA of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992. This makes further provision about a person’s entitlement to additional statutory paternity pay (whether in relation to birth or adoption).
41.Subsections (1) and (2) provide that the employee needs to give notice (in writing if required by the employer) of the date from which he expects liability for payment to commence and the date on which he expects it to end. The time by which the notice must be given will be dealt with in regulations.
42.Subsection (3) provides power for the Secretary of State to deal with various other matters by regulations, for example, evidence of entitlement and the circumstances in which employment is to be treated as continuous for the purposes of qualifying for additional statutory paternity pay.