This April sees a number of employment law changes come into effect that will have an impact on all employers. HR departments should ensure that they update their policies and procedures in accordance with the new laws. Personnel Today sets out   More...
27 March 2013 11:17

Summary Click on any of the hyperlinks to go to more detailed guidance below. Ensure that employees are not denied a pay rise that they would have received had they not been on maternity leave. Make a clear decision as to the am  More...
26 March 2013 00:01

Almost three-fifths (58%) of men in the UK would consider taking paternity leave, according to research released this week. The survey, commissioned by law firm Allen & Overy and conducted by YouGov, suggests that mid-range age groups were  More...
07 March 2013 15:04

Parents will be entitled to 18 weeks' unpaid parental leave per child from 8 March 2013, an increase from the current 13 weeks. Both men and women are entitled to parental leave, relating to dependents under the age of five. For each child who receiv  More...
04 March 2013 16:25

Employers and working families have been asked for their input on the detail of how the new system for shared parental leave will work. An initial consultation, launched today, will look at how the current arrangements for maternity and paternity le  More...
25 February 2013 16:20

The Government has today published the Children and Families Bill, which includes reforms to the way in which parents can share maternity leave as well as the extension of the right to request flexible working. Under the new system of shared parental   More...
05 February 2013 15:34

Government sets out timetable for employment law changes Friday 15 March 2013 14:42 The Government has set out a number of forthcoming legal amendments due to take place as a result of its employment law review, which set out to an  More...
02 January 2013 05:57

Changes to the adoption system will involve allowing prospective adoptive parents the right to take time off work to meet the children they are adopting, as well as increasing paid leave to bring it in line with that offered to biological parents. Th  More...
24 December 2012 11:50

As the nation celebrates news of another royal baby in the making, all eyes will be on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge over the coming months to see exactly what kind of parents they will be, both in the run-up to the birth and afterwards. For Pri  More...
06 December 2012 15:32

Business and employers' groups have welcomed proposals to overhaul the family-friendly leave system and enable women to share maternity leave with their partners in order to help working families. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg unveiled the plans,   More...
13 November 2012 12:39

Plans to allow parents to share maternity leave entitlement will be delayed until October 2015 due to fears over the impact that they will have on businesses. This is according to today's report by the Daily Telegraph  on the Government's prop  More...
12 October 2012 13:55

The option to take additional paternity leave has not been taken up by as many fathers as was hoped, but few employers make this option affordable for male staff. How can organisations get ahead on this and stand out as an employer of choice? Mo  More...
19 September 2012 08:31

As part of its Modern Workplaces consultation, the Government has proposed to amend the Working Time Regulations (WTR) to allow workers who fall ill during their annual leave to reschedule or carry over up to four weeks' statutory annual leave to the ne  More...
31 July 2012 14:42

Many employers are failing to offer working fathers the support they need to play a greater role in raising their children. This is according to research released today by the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei) and BT, which found t  More...
14 June 2012 16:13

HSBC claims to be the first large corporate employer in the UK to guarantee part-time work when parents return after maternity or paternity leave. The bank has announced that it will offer a part-time role equivalent to 2.5 days per week so that st  More...
12 March 2012 11:04

The Government has confirmed that it is to postpone the extension of the right to unpaid parental leave until 2013 due to the ongoing development of its Modern Workplaces policy. Under the Parental Leave Directive, the parents of a child u  More...
20 January 2012 16:14

Every year brings with it some important new employment legislation for the employer to negotiate. Whether related to unfair dismissal, pensions, employment tribunals or redundancy, 2012 presents new legislation relevant to all organisations, large or s  More...
20 December 2011 00:01

Female progress in the workplace has not been brought about by changes to employment legislation, claimed director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) David Frost today. Speaking at a debate on the future of the UK's workforce, co-host  More...
12 July 2011 16:31

The Government is looking to create a society where "work and family complement one another". A period of consultation on modern working relationships commenced on 16 May 2011, and will stay open until early August. Modern workplaces   More...
20 June 2011 11:50

The number of working parents in the UK is on the rise. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that in 2010, the employment rate for lone parents with dependent children was 57.2%, for married or cohabiting mothers was 71.3% and for m  More...
06 June 2011 15:15