Maternity and paternity related absence

You should use your general attendance and absence policy when dealing with EMA for students not in attendance for pregnancy, maternity or paternity related reasons.

If you deem pregnancy, maternity or paternity related absence to be authorised, then EMA will be payable. You should use your discretion for maternity related absence and assess each case as unique depending on individual circumstances.

You should apply the same approach to students not in attendance for paternity related reasons.

You should apply your absence policy for maternity and paternity consistently to all your students, whether they receive EMA or not.