# The Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026, Regulation 11: Work during a period of bereaved partner’s paternity leave


(1) An employee may carry out up to ten days' work for the employer during a period of bereaved partner’s paternity leave without bringing that period of bereaved partner’s paternity leave to an end.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, any work carried out on any day will constitute a day’s work.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), for the purposes of this regulation, “work” means any work done under the employee’s contract of employment with the employer and includes training or any activity undertaken for the purposes of keeping in touch with the workplace.
(4) Contact to discuss the employee’s return to work or any other reasonable contact from time to time between the employee and the employer during the period of bereaved partner’s paternity leave does not constitute work for the purposes of this regulation.
(5) This regulation does not confer any right on the employer to require any work to be carried out during the period of bereaved partner’s paternity leave, nor any right on the employee to work during the period of bereaved partner’s paternity leave.
(6) Any day’s work carried out under this regulation will not have the effect of extending the total duration of the period of bereaved partner’s paternity leave.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348278446/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-bereaved-partners-paternity-leave-regulations-2026/regulation-11
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