31 July 2015: Maternity Leave & Discrimination: As reported in the press last week, research based on interviews with some 3000 employers and mothers has found that: 10% of women were discouraged from attending antenatal appointments during pregnancy. It’s … Continue reading
9 January 2015: With an election looming in May 2015, it is more difficult than normal to predict what changes there may be to employment law in the year ahead. The main changes that are currently on the cards are … Continue reading
21 November 2014: In the recent EAT case of Sefton Borough Council v Wainwright, Mrs Wainwright was put at risk of redundancy during her maternity leave, but not considered for alternative vacancies until several months later. Regulation 10 of … Continue reading
19 September 2014: Shared Parental Leave from the 5th April 2015: Currently fathers can take Additional Paternity Leave and Pay – for between 2 and 26 weeks at £138.18 pw, to start 20 weeks after the birth or adoption. Parents of babies … Continue reading
Posted on December 05, 2013
Posted in: employment
5 December 2013: Lets say a woman has been on maternity leave from January. The employer’s holiday year runs January to December and the employer says that any holiday entitlement not taken in a particular holiday year is lost. The woman … Continue reading
29 November 2013: Under the present system mothers take paid maternity leave, fathers can take two weeks parental Paternity Leave (currently £136.78 pw), and both can take unpaid Parental Leave. Parents can ask to work flexibly on returning to work. Many … Continue reading
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