We are a small charity that is flexible and supportive of its employees. We have a lady who's baby is due mid January but there is a possibility she will be induced before that and she should find out from her consultant on 17 Dec if this is the case ..... (lots more detail from this question has been moved to the answer section)

.... also, her husband works with us and will want to take paternity leave at some point in January (after she comes back to work). I know the government allowance is approximately £112 per week - how do we pay this and do we have to notify the authorities? Can we just not pay his usual salary for 2 weeks and only pay him the statutory minimum?