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.
New proposals for increasing parental leave pay in stages over the next 10 years will cause “an administrative headache” for...
XpertHR outlines the issues to be taken into account when dealing with the annual leave entitlement of an employee taking maternity leave.
Statutory maternity pay should be scaled back and fathers should get eight weeks of paid leave, the equalities watchdog has...
It's time for the latest round of springtime legislation updates. We run through the key legal changes you need to be aware of - from the new Acas code, to increases in sick pay, maternity pay and statutory holiday.
The equalities commission has admitted that it is “not surprising” that employers are discriminating against young women to protect themselves...
Full maternity pay should be tripled according to the European Union (EU), increasing the current amount offered from six to...
Rumours are rife that proposed family rights will now be scrapped. Good thing, too.
Employers must take care that lay-offs do not breach sex discrimination rules.It’s an equal opportunities recession, and women are feeling...
Costly new maternity leave and equality law may be scrapped as the government tries to help businesses cope with the...
Employers must strive to create opportunities for women despite the credit crunch, a leading HR director has warned.Earlier this week...
Maternity coaching can be a valuable tool to ensure returning mothers are motivated and involved. Stephanie Sparrow reports on this expanding area of training.
XpertHR looks at the issues to take into account when responding to an employee's notification that she is pregnant.
XpertHR explains the steps that employers should take in relation to pregnant employees and maternity leave.
XpertHR outlines the steps that employers should take in relation to requests to return from maternity leave on a part-time basis.
XpertHR provides guidance on dealing with maternity pay where an employee has chosen to forgo part of her salary in exchange for childcare vouchers.
