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Maternity

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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    Friday podcast: Carter and Carter is nationalised, the EC reviews UK information and consultation law, and how acceptable is positive discrimination?

    by Rob Moss 28 Mar 2008
    by Rob Moss 28 Mar 2008

    HR news and analysis including: Newcastle College buys a major part of Carter & Carter from administrators the European Council...

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    Conservative Party proposals increase joint parental leave to 26 weeks

    by Mike Berry 17 Mar 2008
    by Mike Berry 17 Mar 2008

    New parents would be able to take up to 26 weeks’ leave together if they wished under Conservative proposals.The government...

    • Employment law
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    Spotlight on maternity

    by Tara Craig 17 Mar 2008
    by Tara Craig 17 Mar 2008

    Maternity leave can be a minefield for HR. You may well be delighted for the expectant mother, but there’s also...

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    Maternity leave benefits: holidays, bonuses, health insurance and pensions

    by Personnel Today 17 Mar 2008
    by Personnel Today 17 Mar 2008

    In 2007, the Equal Opportunities Commission secured a landmark High Court ruling that UK law on pay and benefits during...

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    Friday podcast: Maternity rights changes, Carter and Carter collapse, employer training accreditation and welfare reform criticisms

    by Rob Moss 14 Mar 2008
    by Rob Moss 14 Mar 2008

    HR news and analysis including:

    Welfare reform criticisms – why minister James Purnell’s new rules may disadvantage the disabled
    Carter...

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    IVF treatment and the Mayr decision

    by Personnel Today 13 Mar 2008
    by Personnel Today 13 Mar 2008

    To a non-lawyer, the idea of the European Court of Justice having to decide the point at which a pregnancy...

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    Case of the week: what is the definition of a pregnant worker?

    by Personnel Today 13 Mar 2008
    by Personnel Today 13 Mar 2008

    Mayr v Backerei und Konditorei Gerhard Flockner OHGFACTS This case was referred to the European Court of Justice by the...

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    • Maternity

    Friday podcast: TUPE and private equity, International Women’s Day, and B&Q’s female focus

    by Personnel Today 7 Mar 2008
    by Personnel Today 7 Mar 2008

    HR news and analysis including: Could TUPE law be about to change with respect to private equity takeovers? Tomorrow is...

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    Weekly dilemma: Married employees and parental leave

    by Personnel Today 14 Jan 2008
    by Personnel Today 14 Jan 2008

    Two members of a relatively small sales team got married last year, and the woman is now five months pregnant....

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    Sales executive wins sex discrimination claim after being called useless for becoming pregnant

    by Gareth Vorster 8 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 8 Jan 2008

    A senior sales executive has won a sex discrimination claim against her employer, after her boss called her “useless” for...

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    UK managers fear rising cost of maternity and paternity leave more than credit crunch

    by Greg Pitcher 20 Dec 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 20 Dec 2007

    A poll of 513 UK managers showed that while 39% think the loans crisis will damage their companies in 2008,...

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    More flexible working will help business and families

    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2007
    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2007

    The government’s proposals to extend flexible working rights to parents of teenage children will have pronounced benefits for both the...

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    Flexibility is all about getting women back into the workforce

    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2007
    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2007

    I read Michael Millar’s‘Bye Bye Baby’ article (Off Message, Personnel Today, 6 November) with interest during the 2am feed, and...

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    Don’t make new mothers feel their jobs are at risk

    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2007
    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2007

    While I agree with Michael Millar’s concept of equalising maternity and paternity leave to give both parents an equal stake...

    • Employment law
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    Carers’ rights: Legal Q&A

    by Personnel Today 29 Oct 2007
    by Personnel Today 29 Oct 2007

    Millions of people across the UK routinely provide unpaid care by looking after an ill, frail or disabled family member...

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