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Update following launch of coronavirus job retention scheme
...leave such as maternity leave in the last three monthsGet directors’ paymentsHave been transferred under TUPEHave been employed at separate times throughout the yearReceive employer pension contributi...
Government takes steps to ensure furlough does not affect statutory payments during maternity and other family leave
...maternity and other family leave The government has introduced legislation to ensure that furlough does not affect an employee’s entitlement to statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parenta...
Coronavirus job retention scheme: more updates
...maternity leave getting Maternity Allowance who agree to be furloughed should tell Jobcentre Plus to stop their Maternity Allowance. You can see the updated guidance here.The government als...
Employees returning from maternity and other family leave after 10 June can be furloughed
...maternity and other family leave after 10 June can be furloughed The government last night announced that employees returning from family leave over the coming months will be eligible for furlough. Th...
Flexible furlough – Government provides more detail on how flexible furlough works
...leave (maternity leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, adoption leave, parental bereavement leave) get director’s payments have been transferred under TUPE have been employed at sepa...
Military reservists returning to work will be eligible for furlough
...maternity and other parental leave. As with that exception, it is likely it will only apply to employers who have previously used the scheme to furlough other employees. Further details will be p...
Furlough extended to the end of March: what we know so far
...leave, maternity and other parental rights, rights against unfair dismissal, redundancy payments and the right to be paid at least the National Minimum Wage for hours worked. Agreement with employees...
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Employers can pay more during adoption leave than shared parental leave
...leave less than a woman who took maternity leave or adoption leave. The employment tribunal rejected his claim, ruling that he could not compare himself to a woman on maternity leave or adoption leave...
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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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Do employers have to provide facilities for employees to express breastmilk?
...maternity leave, Ms Mellor informed the school that she was still breastfeeding her baby and would need a private room to express her breastmilk. Despite reminders, the school failed to provide this. ...
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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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Flexible working requests and indirect discrimination
...maternity leave, she worked full-time, five days a week, on a flexible basis as set out in a rota. While on maternity leave, she made a flexible working request, asking to work part-time, three days a...
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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 (...
Rejecting a flexible working request - Implications for employers
...maternity leave. A few months before the end of her maternity leave, Ms Glover made a flexible working application to work three fixed days a week, which was rejected around the time that her maternit...
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The without prejudice rule: exaggerated allegations and unambiguous impropriety
...maternity leave. She argued that a colleague had been wrongly promoted ahead of her and she attached that colleague’s CV. Two of her emails also contained confidential information about client transac...
Unusual Dismissals - A "how to" guide for Aspiring HR Advisers
...maternity or shared parental leave cover?Compulsory retirement19. Minutes 30.45-33 Can employers fairly dismiss employees because they have reach retirement age?Illegality 20. Minutes 33-34.10 Ex...
Jingle all the way (to the Employment Tribunal)
...leave (although much will depend on the nature of their illness) or family leave (such as maternity leave) as this could give rise to allegations of discrimination. On the other hand, do not make atte...