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Medicines and Healthcare product Regulatory Agency official Parental Leave policy and procedures.
Leaders from across business and civil society have welcomed the Government strengthening employment protections.
Survey findings on employers' perceptions of maternity and paternity leave and flexible working arrangements.
Parents and carers granted new and improved rights at work, covering leave entitlements and redundancy rules
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy
You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave
We're seeking views on proposals to better support parents to balance work and family-life.
Your employee can take Shared Parental Leave (SPL) if they're eligible and they or their partner ends their maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL, splitting blocks of leave and record keeping
Guidance for employers on the evidence based actions they can take to improve their family friendly policies offer, to help to close the gender pay gap in their workplace.
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods
Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and how to appeal.
Assesses the costs and benefits of the change of legislation to allow parents of 17 year olds to make a request to change their terms and conditions…
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