An employee who adopts a child through an approved adoption agency is entitled to up to 52 weeks’ adoption leave from day one of his or her employment.
Shared parental leave enables adopters to commit to ending their adoption leave and pay at a future date, and to share the untaken balance of leave and pay as shared parental leave and pay with their partner. Shared parental leave is available in relation to employees having a child placed for adoption with them on or after 5 April 2015.
The government has pledged a review of the parental leave system to strengthen family-friendly rights, but HR can be more proactive when it comes to adoption.
Although the Employment Rights Bill is still making its way through parliament, there are a number of obligations coming into force this April.
The 2025/26 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have now been published by the government.
E.ON UK wins Family-Friendly Employer of the Year Award 2024.
BNP Paribas signs a new agreement with international trade union federation UNI Global Union which strengthens the rights of its employees.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has updated its pregnancy and maternity protections guidance to reflect new rights for employees.
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Chief people officer Claire Douglas-Pennant shares her organisation's approach to supporting returning parents and what employers can learn.
Google has announced a range of enhanced family-friendly and fertility benefits for its UK workforce.
Statutory paternity leave changes, which will apply to parents of children born on or after 6 April 2024, have been enacted.
From the day-one right to request flexible working to rolled-up holiday pay, these are the employment law changes in 2024.
The right to request flexible working from day one of employment, as well as several other regulations, will take effect on 6 April 2024.
Tesco has introduced 26 weeks' paid kinship leave for employees granted Special Guardianship Orders, among other family-friendly policies.
The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill and the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill gain Royal Assent.
