Pregnant employees are entitled to take 52 weeks’ maternity leave. Parents with babies due on or after 5 April 2015 are entitled to take shared parental leave. Shared parental leave enables mothers to commit to ending their maternity 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.
There are significant variations in maternity pay across fire and rescue services in the UK.
Currys has announced a series of new benefits to support equality, diversity and inclusion, including additional paid gender reassignment leave.
The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill and the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill gain Royal Assent.
Businesses are not clear on the proposed changes in proposed laws to protect workers on maternity leave from redundancy.
Possible gaps in NHS screening could be leaving pregnant women at risk of perinatal mental illnesses, a Royal College has warned.
A pregnant worker who was offered fewer shifts and later dismissed has been awarded more than £15,000 for unfair dismissal and discrimination.
A lack of affordable childcare in the UK is forcing women out of work and hampering career progression.
Carrying out an individual risk assessment for an employee who is pregnant is a legal obligation in certain circumstances.
A bill to protect pregnant women and new parents against being made redundant passed successfully through the House of Commons...
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The government has committed to taking forward a...
The 2023/24 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have been set by the Department for Work and Pensions.
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A CIPD survey finds a gap in the support offered to employees who suffer baby or pregnancy loss.
Almost half of UK parents are dissatisfied with their employer’s paternity leave packages, according to a study.
