Maternity

A social media marketer has won a discrimination claim over the way ACCA handled her role in a restructure during her maternity leave.

The right to request flexible working from day one of employment, as well as several other regulations, will take effect on 6 April 2024.

Poopular topics last month includes the carry-over of annual leave, irregular hours workers, working time record-keeping, and TUPE.

Key EU protections will be enshrined into UK law via a statutory instrument that will be laid before parliament.

Less than one in three working mothers have access to the flexible working arrangement they need, research has found.

The Parental Fog Index 2023 Cross-Industry report, which analyses developments in businesses’ parental policies, also found that fewer employers publish basic details of paternity leave and pay than maternity.

Fathers who work in HR and recruitment feel that taking paternity leave has impacted their careers, a survey has found.

Tesco has introduced 26 weeks' paid kinship leave for employees granted Special Guardianship Orders, among other family-friendly policies.

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.