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title: "How do I create a maternity leave/paternity calendar event?"
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updated: 2026-06-10T11:23:01Z
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# How do I create a maternity leave/paternity calendar event?

**Cintra iQ** has the functionality to process **Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP)** which is managed in the first instance via the calendar in the same way as all absence. Then the form is used to enter the other information needed to calculate correctly. The rules for calculating statutory paternity pay are either by weeks or calendar days to the end of the pay period. This is set in the payroll setup as is whether **SPP** is offset.

## To create a paternity calendar event

1. Navigate to the employee's **Employment Calendar** window. Go to **Cintra iQ**: Employment Record > Forms > Calendar
2. Select the desired view.
3. Locate the desired date(s) that the employee is absent.
4. Right-click date. A menu appears.
5. Click **New Calendar Event**. The **Select Attendance Category** drop-down list appears.
6. Select the desired **Paternity Leave** option.
7. Click the **Next** button. The **New Paternity** **Leave** calendar event form appears.
8. Enter the **Notified of Calendar Event** date.
9. Enter the **Return to work** date, if required.
10. Click the **OK** button.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** If you have not entered a return to work date, a message appears stating: The Return to Work date has not been entered for this absence. Do you wish to leave it open at this time?
11. Click the **Yes** button to leave the **Return to Work Date** open. The **Paternity Leave** form is closed and the event appears in the calendar. It also becomes a **Paternity Pay** record in the employee's Parental Payments > Paternity Pay tab.
12. Click the **Close** button.

## To create a maternity leave event

1. Navigate to the employee's **Calendar**. Go to **Cintra iQ**: Employment record > Forms > Calendar.
2. Select the desired view.
3. Locate the desired date that the employee is due to go on maternity leave.
4. Right-click date. A menu appears.
5. Click **New Calendar Event**. The **Select Attendance Category** drop-down list appears.
6. Select **Maternity Leave**. The **New Maternity Leave** form appears.
7. Enter the **Notified of Calendar Event** date.
8. Enter the **Last known date of absence**.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** This date should be 12 calendar months after the start date.
9. Click the **OK** button. A message appears stating: **The Return to Work date has not been entered for this absence. Do you wish to leave it open at this time?**
10. Click the **Yes** button to leave the **Return to Work Date** open. The **Maternity Leave** form is closed and the event appears in the calendar. It also becomes a **Maternity Pay** record in the employee's Parental **Payments > Maternity Pay** tab.
11. Click the **Close** button.