Pregnant employees are entitled to take 52 weeks’ maternity leave. Pregnant employees’ partners are entitled to take two weeks’ ordinary paternity leave provided that they have the required continuous service.
New parents are also 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.
There is no longer a legal requirement in England to self-isolate after testing positive for coronavirus.
The removal of the...
Statutory maternity, paternity and adoption pay are only available to employees with six months’ service. This is dissuading prospective parents from changing jobs.
Acas has published new guidance to help employers support staff after a bereavement.
A nursery employee who was dismissed at the height of the pandemic was discriminated against because she was pregnant, a tribunal has found.
It is imperative that employers understand how to handle flexible working requests and consider the risks associated with them.
Perinatal mental illness can affect up to a fifth of new and expectant mothers. Francesca Prior discusses how occupational health...
The government has launched a campaign to encourage pregnant women to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
As well as continuing to deal with workplace issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there will be many other important...
Saga has announced it will offer grandparents a week of paid time off to celebrate the birth of their grandchildren....
Most of the reduction in the gender pay gap over the past 25 years is down to a sharp increase...
More than a third of pregnant women fear losing their jobs over Covid safety concerns, according to a survey.
Maternity...
The government has published the proposed statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay, parental bereavement...
Six in 10 parents or expectant parents would switch jobs for better parental leave, a survey by Virgin Money has...
Last week saw Equal Pay Day – the day when women effectively stop earning due to their pay gap with...
An innovative benefits programme that supports employees with menopause, fertility and early motherhood was crowned overall winner at this year’s...
