Pregnant employees’ partners are entitled to take two weeks’ ordinary paternity leave provided that they have the required continuous service.
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.
ON DEMAND | Audrey Williams and Camilla Palmer join Rob Moss to discuss how the shared parental leave rules will work.
HR professionals support the new right to shared parental leave due to come into force in 2015, but have concerns about how it will work in practice, according to new research.
When called on to implement HR processes that come up on a regular basis, some HR professionals might feel they know what to do off by heart; however, other, less familiar processes might cause a bit more head scratching...
The Children and Families Act will extend the right to request flexible working to all employees and introduce a right...
Employers who offer enhanced maternity pay may face discrimination claims if they do not extend the benefit to men when...
Shared parental leave will give working parents more choice in how they care for their child in the first year...
A new system of statutory parental rights will be introduced next year, which will inevitably place additional administrative burdens on...
Recruitment and dismissal can be problematic for businesses, particularly when employers are unaware of the legal consequences of their actions....
XpertHR is carrying out a survey of occupational maternity and paternity pay rates offered by UK employers and we would...
Every spring, along with warmer weather and lighter evenings, comes the latest instalment of legislative change for employers and 2014...
Legislation that will bring into force various changes to maternity, paternity and adoption rights has completed its route through Parliament....
Coalition intentions to “cut red tape” for employers may be at risk, after draft Regulations for shared parental leave were...
Employers should start preparing for employment law changes coming into force in 2014, as the year kicks off with amendments to TUPE Regulations in January...
As the Government confirms its plans to introduce shared parental leave, Elizabeth Clery, research director in the Society and Social...
Shared parental leave will be introduced in April 2015 after the Government confirmed its intentions for mothers to be able to effectively share their maternity leave.
