PART 4PAYMENT OF STATUTORY PARENTAL BEREAVEMENT PAY
Avoidance of liability for statutory parental bereavement payI122
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A former employer shall be liable to make payments of statutory parental bereavement pay to a former employee in any case where the employee had been employed for a continuous period of at least 8 weeks and the employee's contract of service was brought to an end by the former employer solely, or mainly, for the purpose of avoiding liability for statutory parental bereavement pay.
2
In a case falling within paragraph (1)—
a
the employee shall be treated as if the employee had been employed for a continuous period ending with C's death, and
b
regulation 19(4) (relevant period for the purpose of the calculation of normal weekly earnings) shall apply as if it read—
4
The relevant period is the period—
a
ending on the last day of payment under the former contract of employment, and
b
beginning with the day following the day of payment under that contract to fall at least 8 weeks earlier than the day of payment mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).