Employment lawyers would probably not know what to do with themselves if they had no new maternity legislation to discuss, so it is just as well the Maternity and Parental Leave etc and the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2008   More...
01 December 2008 00:00

Three-quarters of companies provide more than the statutory maternity pay requirement, according to research by Incomes Data Services (IDS). The survey also revealed that about half (52%) of respondents think that the current statutory minimum mater  More...
11 November 2008 08:33

For the past three years, Citigroup has run training workshops for new and expectant mums. That programme has gone well, and we will continue to work in that area. But as we move into 2008-09, our employees are most likely to be either dual income p  More...
09 October 2008 12:53

A raft of employment law changes will take effect in the UK tomorrow (1 October). The National Minimum Wage will be increased to £5.73 for people aged 22 and over, up from £5.52. People aged 18 to 21 will be entitled to £4.77, up from £4.60, while   More...
30 September 2008 13:00

The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 was amended earlier this year so that it makes no distinction between ordinary maternity leave (OML) and additional maternity leave (AML). To ensure that employees on maternity leave have rights consistent with those  More...
26 September 2008 13:04

How long does someone have to work for you before they qualify for statutory maternity pay? What is the national minimum wage for a 19-year-old? How much ordinary adoption leave is an employee entitled to? in association with   More...
28 August 2008 10:46

KPMG believes that if you look after parents, staff are more likely to stay. Nick Martindale looks at its approach to family-friendly working. When KPMG introduced its 'My Family Matters' scheme in March it raised the bar on the level of pregnancy   More...
15 August 2008 00:00

Our weekly HR news podcast this week includes: Unions legal experts warn organisations not to use the economic downturn as a justification for redundancies We hear about potential new plans to emerge from Labour’s National Policy Forum   More...
01 August 2008 12:56

HR news and analysis including: why some employers are disillusioned by the latest duties imposed on them when bidding for government contracts, including that they must publish diversity stats and enable staff the right to training new boss o  More...
18 July 2008 16:04

Extended maternity leave rights risk sabotaging women's careers, the head of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission has warned. Nicola Brewer, chief executive of the equality watchdog, said the "unintended consequences" of the focus on mothers   More...
14 July 2008 13:14

Changes to the Sex Discrimination Act will affect pension contributions during maternity leave. Changes to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA), which came into effect on 6 April 2008, requires employers to continue paying pension benefits for emp  More...
11 June 2008 00:00

A coaching scheme for pregnant workers helped law firm Clifford Chance improve its maternity practices and hang on to some of its most talented staff. Lucy Freeman reports.   More...
04 June 2008 12:01

New maternity leave guidance in relation to non-cash benefits has been published by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs department. It comes ahead of changes to the Sex Discrimination Act (1975), which will affect women whose expected week of c  More...
03 June 2008 12:00

Maternity leave still causes major headaches for employers, according to a legal expert. Audrey Williams, head of discrimination law at law firm Eversheds, warned that despite laws against sex discrimination, a sharp rise in claims against emp  More...
07 May 2008 08:01

Three-quarters of Brit bosses would not take on a new recruit if they knew they would fall pregnant within six months of starting work, new research has indicated. A survey of 1,100 bosses, conducted by Employment Law Advisory Services (ELAS), found  More...
21 April 2008 11:00

When is it the right time for a woman to inform her employer that she is pregnant?  More...
21 April 2008 10:03

EXCLUSIVE Changes to maternity law introduced earlier this month could see employers lumbered with huge costs in forking out for unforeseen pension payments for women on maternity leave. Employment experts have warned that under amendments to the  More...
21 April 2008 08:00

HR news and analysis including: legal experts warn that maternity law changes made this month could cost employers huge amounts of money in pension contributions Metropolitan Police HR director Martin Tiplady discusses the need to ramp up  More...
18 April 2008 15:40

Q I’m an HR co-ordinator. My boss’s remit covers dealing with staff on maternity leave. One of my friends – from another department within the same company – is currently on maternity leave. I know that she has decided not to come back, but hasn’t yet   More...
08 April 2008 14:00

KPMG has launched a new maternity and parenting package for its employees, as it predicts that it will become more difficult for carers of children to balance work and home demands in the future. The professional services firm's My Family Matte  More...
31 March 2008 11:45