Neonatal leave

A bereaved family is campaigning for the government to introduce legislation that gives parents statutory rights if their child is critically ill.

Offering support for parents of babies requiring neonatal care, through the introduction of statutory neonatal care leave, is another major step forward for family rights – but present new challenges for businesses.

Although the Employment Rights Bill is still making its way through parliament, there are a number of obligations coming into force this April.

Ministers 'fully accept principle of pregnancy loss bereavement leave' and take forward amendments to include miscarriage in workers' rights.

From 6 April this year about 60,000 new parents will be able to benefit from a right to neonatal care leave.

Government confirms neonatal care leave and pay law will be enacted in April, subject to Parliamentary approval.

With new neonatal care entitlements coming into effect in April 2025, Kavitha Sivasubramaniam looks at how employers should prepare

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has updated its pregnancy and maternity protections guidance to reflect new rights for employees.

Personnel Today provides an HR checklist of things to do in April 2024, as new employment laws come into force in the UK.

From the day-one right to request flexible working to rolled-up holiday pay, these are the employment law changes in 2024.

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

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.

MPs have voted through the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill and the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill.

What are the legal developments that HR teams should look out for this year and beyond?