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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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Number of new and expectant mothers forced to leave jobs has doubled
...leave jobs has doubled The Women and Equalities Committee is calling for improved pregnancy and maternity protections as its new report reveals that the number of new and expectant mothers forced to l...
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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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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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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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“Change Britain’s Future”: the Liberal Democrats' 2017 Manifesto
...leave and shared parental leave “day one rights” (currently 26 weeks’ service is required); introduce an additional one month “use it or lose it” period of shared parental leave for fathers; fun...
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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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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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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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Election Manifestos: Issues for Employers
...Leave, introducing an extra “use it or lose it” month for fathers to encourage them to take time off with their children. Their ambition is to see paternity leave and shared parental leave as “day on...
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Flexible working affects mums’ ability to progress their career
...maternity leave felt that they might not return to work. What makes a family friendly company? The survey asked what factors make a ‘family friendly company’. Highest rated were: flexib...
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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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Gender Pay Gap Reporting Obligations in Force from April
...maternity, other parental leave or sick leave must be excluded. This addresses the concern that pay gap figures will be skewed if an employer has a lot of female employees on maternity leave on the s...
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Labour’s 2017 Election Manifesto – For the Many, Not the Few
...leave to four weeks and extend the period of maternity pay to 12 months (from 39 weeks). It will extend the 30 hours of free childcare to include all two year olds (and consult on extending childcare ...
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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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Party manifestos: workplace issues
...leave for neonatal care Make it easier for fathers to take paternity leaveFund more high-quality childcare before and after school and during the holidays Encourage flexible working and cons...
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Gender Pay Reporting Obligations: Timescale and Further Details Now Confirmed
...leave, maternity and sick pay, area allowances, shift premium pay, bonus pay and other pay (including car allowances paid through the payroll, on call and standby allowances, clothing, first aider an...
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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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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...