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The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
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How to claim Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave: what you can get, check if you're eligible and how to claim it.
Plan how and when you and your partner take Shared Parental Leave. Find out how much Statutory Shared Parental Pay you would get and when to give notice.
Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes
Find out what you need to do when an employee leaves, becomes sick, dies, or if the child is born early or dies.
Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay
Use form SAP1 if you're an employer and need to tell an employee why they aren't entitled to receive Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP).
Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
Employer guide to Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, non-payment form, recover statutory pay
Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
Maternity or Paternity Leave or Pay, or Maternity Allowance for parents
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