It has been reported that draft legislation has been passed by a committee of the European Parliament, which extends maternity leave across Europe from 14 weeks to 20 weeks on full pay. In the UK women get 52 weeks statutory maternity leave (26 weeks Ordinary Maternity Leave and 26 Additional... read more
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Plans revealed for 6 months paternity leave
By Louisa Chadwick in In the News on Thursday, January 28, 2010
Plans to change paternity leave entitlement were unveiled by Gordon Brown last year and this week the government has announced proposals to increase paternity leave from two weeks to six months. The plans could come into force from April next year and will allow mothers to transfer... read more
Annual Leave: EAT says employees must use it or lose it
By Emma Cross in General HR Issues on Tuesday, January 26, 2010
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that workers must comply with their employer’s rules for taking annual leave (or, in an absence of such rules, the notice provisions of the Working Time Regulations). This is the case even if the worker stands to lose any unused holiday... read more
A poll commissioned by the National Childbirth Trust has shown that over a third of women find returning to work following pregnancy “difficult” or “very difficult”. Belinda Phipps, Chief Executive of the NCT stated that “it’s time employers got a grip not just of their policies and paper... read more
Equality laws making things worse?
By Rita Nissiphorou in General HR Issues on Wednesday, October 28, 2009
There have been comments recently that increasing rights and additional legislative protection for women are having the opposite result to the one wanted. In a bid to address inequality the government has improved maternity rights i.e. by ensuring women are entitled to the same benefits whilst... read more
The Government has confirmed its proposal for father's to take "additional paternity leave" of up to six months, meaning that parents will effectively be able to "split" twelve months' maternity leave between them. The proposal was originally announced in December 2004 but was put on hold.... read more
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