Regulation 30 Avoidance of liability for statutory adoption pay
A former employer shall be liable to make payments of statutory adoption pay to a former employee in any case where the employee had been employed for a continuous period of at least 8 weeks and his contract of service was brought to an end by the former employer solely, or mainly, for the purpose of avoiding liability for statutory adoption pay.
In a case falling within paragraph (1)—
the employee shall be treated as if he had been employed for a continuous period ending with the week in which he was notified of having been matched with the child for adoption; and
his normal weekly earnings shall be calculated by reference to his normal weekly earnings for the period of 8 weeks ending with the last day in respect of which he was paid under his former contract of service.
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Textual amendments
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Regulations amendment to earlier affecting provisions S.I. 2014/2934, regs. 11, 14 (26.8.2024) by The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Parental Orders and Prospective Adopters) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/843), regs. 1(2), 4, 5