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Fathers and the workplace: Paternal leave improved rights for fathers
...leave and pay with a separate right for fathers to take a period of paternal leave in their own right, without affecting the mother’s entitlements to maternity leave and pay. A period of 12 weeks' lea...
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Government announces reforms to workers’ rights in latest Good Work Plan
...leave and pay, other leave such as maternity and paternity leave, length and conditions of any probationary period, all remuneration (not just pay) and which specific days and time workers are require...
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Government considering extending redundancy protections for women and new parents
...maternity leave. It is also considering whether parents returning to work from adoption leave, shared parental leave and possibly longer periods of parental leave should be protected for six mon...
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Injury to feelings awards: Increases from 6 April 2018
...maternity or other family leave or the exercise of working time rights (including holiday and rest breaks). The same bands apply in detrimental treatment cases.
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Redundancy protection to be extended for pregnant women and new parents
...maternity leave? Before making a woman on maternity leave redundant, an employer must offer her any suitable available vacancy it has. The Government has confirmed that it will extend this protection...
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Good Work Plan: Government consults on proposals to support families
...leave and pay currently available to parents. These include shared parental leave and pay, maternity leave and pay, paternity leave and pay and unpaid parental leave. Any changes it makes will need to...
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Queen’s speech: workplace issues
...maternity leave. The extension is likely to mean the woman will have this right from the moment she informs her employer she is pregnant until six months after the end of her maternity leave. The prev...
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Are your employment contracts ready for 6 April?
...leave (on top of sick leave and holiday), for example maternity and paternity leave the length and conditions of any probationary period all benefits entitlement to training whethe...
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Round-up of April 2020 employment law changes
...maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay increases The prescribed rate for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay increases to £151.20 per week (up from £1...
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Are Dentists Workers?
...maternity. She also brought claims under the Employment Rights Act 1996. Her entitlement to protection depends on her being a “worker” within the meaning of section 230(3) Employment Rights...
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Employment law reforms one step closer
...leave Under the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill, parents will each be able to take up to 12 weeks' paid leave to enable them to spend more time with their baby if it is receiving neonatal care...
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Government backs Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill
...maternity leave and until six months after their return to work. Parents taking adoption or shared parental leave will be protected while on leave and until six months after their return. ...
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Family friendly rights: an update
...leave. Employees who exercise the right to take neonatal care leave will be protected from dismissal and detrimental treatment as a result of taking leave. The new neonatal leave and pay entit...
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New legislation on holiday entitlement and pay
...maternity leave or other family leave;their 4 weeks EU based leave where they have been unable to take it due to being on sick leave. However, they must take it within 18 months of the end of the leav...
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Government backtracks on automatic expiry of EU derived laws and outlines employment law reforms
...Maternity and Parental Leave etc Regulations 1999 Paternity and Adoption Leave etc Regulations 2002 Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 Fixed-term Employees (...
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Taylor Review Good Work Report Published
...leave should have the right to return to the same or a similar job;The rules on continuity of employment should be changed so that continuity of service is only broken by a break in service of a month...
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Tackling gender inequality: Government Equalities Office outlines plans
...maternity leave, following its consultation on this issue. How will the government address shared parental leave and pay? The Government’s review of shared parental leave and pay is currently ...
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Government confirms new right to neonatal care leave and pay
...leave will be taken after maternity and paternity leave. The Government is still considering how the leave will interact with other forms of family leave, such as shared parental leaveIn terms of noti...
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Increase to injury to feelings awards from 6 April 2020
...maternity or other family leave or the exercise of working time rights (including holiday and rest breaks). The same bands are likely to apply in detrimental treatment cases. Employers ne...
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Lukewarm response from Government to Fathers and the workplace report
...leave entitlement? The Committee recommended replacing shared parental leave and pay with a separate right for fathers to take 12 weeks' paternal leave, paid at 90% of salary for four weeks, with the...