Don't know if anyone could answer this, but where do we stand with Paternity and Holiday pay?
I don't work, having been a stay at home mum for quite a while, so I am not entitled to anything like SMP, but OH works and so will be entitled to Paternity Pay.
However, he will only get the Statutory Paternity Pay (or whatever they call it). Only, when he works, we get nearly 3 times as much per week, and we cannot survive on the SPP. So, OH thought he would work all Bank Holidays but not put them in, so he could 'cash in' on the holiday pay when he is off on Paternity Leave, in addition to the SPP. We are saving a little too as even that wouldn't cover our living costs - well, we wouldn't have any extra. But we have heard conflicting advice, and we only have 6 weeks left!
One person has told us he cannot claim Holiday Pay and SPP in the same pay period (weekly for us), but someone else has said that we can, as long as he doesn't physically go into work. We are looking at him only having one week off now as we have learned too late to save enough if he can't put in the holiday pay. Our new plan is that he puts them in before he takes his leave and we save them.
Just want to know how to plan this for the best! So any advice or experience in this area very gratefully received :D