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.
What is the entitlement for employees who are off sick on a bank holiday? See this and other top HR questions for April 2023.
The UK government has reportedly decided to radically scale back its plans to scrap or review EU laws by the end of this year.
Research by Pregnant Then Screwed highlights the discrimination faced by women undergoing infertility treatment.
MPs urge the government to reconsider the need for an Employment Bill in the King's Speech.
Nearly two in five UK mothers are unable to return to work because of the cost of childcare.
Almost two-thirds of parents with very young children will return to work thanks to pledges on free childcare, according to a survey by Indeed.
A pregnant worker who was offered fewer shifts and later dismissed has been awarded more than £15,000 for unfair dismissal and discrimination.Â
A lack of affordable childcare in the UK is forcing women out of work and hampering career progression.
Carrying out an individual risk assessment for an employee who is pregnant is a legal obligation in certain circumstances.
A bill to protect pregnant women and new parents against being made redundant passed successfully through the House of Commons...
The government has committed to taking forward a number of reforms to the right to request flexible working.
Legislation to...
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?
The 2023/24 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have been set by the Department for Work and Pensions.
Supermarket chain Morrisons hit the headlines recently when it was ordered to pay £60,000 in damages for discriminating against a...
