Paternity
Labour would double paternity leave and pay
A future Labour government would double statutory paternity leave and pay, under election plans announced today.
New fathers would have...
Two in five fathers will not qualify for shared parental leave
Rules surrounding the eligibility for shared parental leave have been criticised after the TUC found that two in five men...
Shared parental leave timeline: key dates for HR
Shared parental leave might feel like something for April 2015, but it is already having an impact on employers. We...
Statutory shared parental pay rate announced
The Government has published details of the rate at which statutory shared parental pay will be paid from April 2015,...
Civil service fathers to receive same parental leave and pay as mothers
Fathers working in the civil service who want to share parental leave will be entitled to the same benefits and...
Top 10 HR questions in September 2014: Antenatal appointments and shared parental leave
A new right for fathers and partners to take time off to attend antenatal appointments came in on 1 October...
Four employment law changes in October 2014
There has been a raft of employment law changes for HR to get to grips with already this year, including...
Antenatal rights for fathers begin 1 October 2014: are you ready?
October sees the introduction of brand new antenatal rights for fathers to take time off work to accompany a pregnant woman to see a midwife or...
Tribunal watch: £37,000 discrimination award to former Met PC Carol Howard
An employment tribunal has awarded a policewoman more than £37,000 after finding that the Metropolitan Police committed race and sex...
Ford justifies generous maternity pay while offering only statutory paternity pay
Ford has successfully defended its policy of paying...
Top 10 HR questions in August 2014: enhanced parental pay, fixed-term contracts and TUPE
If an employer pays enhanced maternity pay, must it also enhance pay to employees on shared parental leave? This seems...
Lib Dems promise six weeks’ paternity leave
The Liberal Democrats would give fathers four weeks’ extra paternity leave under manifesto plans announced at the weekend.
Fathers are...
Shared parental leave: Darren Newman looks at the basics
Consultant editor Darren Newman provides an overview of the new right to shared parental leave and suggests that, while the...
Who will be eligible for shared parental leave? Your questions answered
The rules on who will be eligible to take shared parental leave are complex, as are the rules on the...
Shared parental leave: the basics
Shared parental leave comes in early next year, introducing some significant changes to the existing regime of family-friendly leave. The...
