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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.


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    2013 employment law changes: 10 things employers need to know

    by Personnel Today 2 Jan 2013
    by Personnel Today 2 Jan 2013

    Every year brings with it some important new legislation for employers to negotiate. Whether related to employment tribunals, employee-shareholder contracts,...

    • Employment law
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    Government offers increased paid leave for adoptive parents

    by John Eccleston 24 Dec 2012
    by John Eccleston 24 Dec 2012

    Changes to the adoption system will involve allowing prospective adoptive parents the right to take time off work to meet...

    • Employment law
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    • Paternity

    Will William lead the way for working fathers?

    by Paula Whelan 6 Dec 2012
    by Paula Whelan 6 Dec 2012

    As the nation celebrates news of another royal baby in the making, all eyes will be on the Duke and...

    • Employment law
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    • Maternity

    Business groups welcome Clegg’s ‘flexible parental leave’ proposals

    by John Eccleston 13 Nov 2012
    by John Eccleston 13 Nov 2012

    Business and employers’ groups have welcomed proposals to overhaul the family-friendly leave system and enable women to share maternity leave...

    • Employment law
    • Shared parental leave
    • Maternity

    Shared parental leave reforms to be delayed

    by Laura Chamberlain 12 Oct 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 12 Oct 2012

    Plans to allow parents to share maternity leave entitlement will be delayed until October 2015 due to fears over the...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Maternity

    Pregnancy and maternity: can you distinguish between fact and myth?

    by Jeya Thiruchelvam 24 Aug 2012
    by Jeya Thiruchelvam 24 Aug 2012

    Many employers continue to be incredibly nervous when navigating the myriad of potential legal issues surrounding pregnancy and maternity and...

    • Employment law
    • Maternity
    • Paternity

    What case law will the Government need to consider when amending the Working Time Regulations?

    by Laura Chamberlain 31 Jul 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 31 Jul 2012

    As part of its Modern Workplaces consultation, the Government has proposed to amend the Working Time Regulations (WTR) to allow...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Maternity

    HSBC to guarantee part-time work for parents returning from maternity and paternity leave

    by Jo Faragher 12 Mar 2012
    by Jo Faragher 12 Mar 2012

    HSBC claims to be the first large corporate employer in the UK to guarantee part-time work when parents return after...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Maternity

    Increase in parental leave to be postponed by one year

    by Laura Chamberlain 20 Jan 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 20 Jan 2012

    The Government has confirmed that it is to postpone the extension of the right to unpaid parental leave until 2013 due to...

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    2012 employment law changes: six things employers need to know

    by Personnel Today 20 Dec 2011
    by Personnel Today 20 Dec 2011

    Every year brings with it some important new employment legislation for the employer to negotiate. Whether related to unfair dismissal,...

    • Employment law
    • Maternity
    • Latest News

    Government warned on employment law changes

    by Nick Martindale 17 Oct 2011
    by Nick Martindale 17 Oct 2011

    Employment commentators are divided over suggestions that the Government could consider abandoning plans to extend maternity and paternity leave and...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Maternity

    Legislation ‘not responsible’ for female progress at work

    by Laura Chamberlain 12 Jul 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 12 Jul 2011

    Female progress in the workplace has not been brought about by changes to employment legislation, claimed director-general of the British...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Maternity

    Legal opinion: Changes to maternity and paternity leave

    by Esther Smith 20 Jun 2011
    by Esther Smith 20 Jun 2011

    The Government is looking to create a society where “work and family complement one another”. A period of consultation on...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Maternity

    Changes to paternity leave

    by Personnel Today 1 Apr 2011
    by Personnel Today 1 Apr 2011

    As part of a raft of employment law changes being introduced by the coalition Government, April heralds the arrival of...

    • Employee relations
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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Cases to watch in 2011

    by Philip Minnis 14 Mar 2011
    by Philip Minnis 14 Mar 2011

    This year brings a number of cases which could have a significant bearing on the employment law landscape. Here is...

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