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.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has extended a “cautious welcome” to the Government’s proposals to overhaul the...
Another outbreak of Swine flu has hit the UK, and is expected to hit employees and employers severely. With significant rise in the...
Every year brings with it a raft of new regulations for the employer to negotiate. Whether it’s retirement, agency workers,...
The Council of the European Union has rejected plans to extend maternity leave to 20 weeks on full pay due...
Snow, ice and extreme temperatures continue to plunge the UK into chaos, meaning that HR and employers have more people-related...
Never mind the recession or the damage to the planet; according to the European Parliament it’s all about the falling...
One of my factory employees is due back soon from maternity leave. I undertook a risk assessment before she went...
Business groups have labelled the European Parliament’s plans to extend maternity leave to 20 weeks on full pay “ludicrous and...
Employers often believe that it is unlawful to make a woman redundant during maternity leave.
The recent case of Simpson...
The Government has confirmed that the additional paternity leave Regulations implemented earlier this year by the Labour Government will remain...
Most of the Equality Act 2010 came into force on 1 October 2010 and employers need to make sure they...
The Government yesterday confirmed that the main provisions of the Equality Act 2010 will come into force on 1 October...
EU plans to extend the length of maternity leave to 20 weeks on full pay could cost the UK £2.5 billion per...
Forty-four outstanding UK organisations have been shortlisted across 9 categories in the 2010 Top Employers for Working Families Awards.The awards, organised...
Additional paternity leave regulations introduced prior to the general election by the previous Government look set to be scrapped by...
