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What to do if an employer ceases, becomes insolvent, takes over an existing business or makes employees redundant whilst paying Statutory Maternity Pay.
Guidance on maternity and paternity rights for parents of babies born on or after 3 April 2011.
Find out about the 2 maternity benefits available under the social security scheme: Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance.
How to claim Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave: what you can get, check if you're eligible and how to claim it.
Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes
Employer guide to Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, non-payment form, recover statutory pay
This report presents the results of the Maternity and Paternity Rights Surveys conducted in 2009 and 2010.
Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
What you need to do when paying sick pay to an employee who’s pregnant, in legal custody, in a trade dispute, has overpaid or underpaid, or earns below the Lower Earnings Limit.
Find forms and guidance for Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave for employers and employees.
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.
Employer guide to Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, proof of adoption, recover statutory pay
Use this if your payroll software or the GOV.UK calculator does not calculate your employee’s payments.
A form for employers to fill in and give to employees who aren't entitled to Statutory Maternity Pay.
Leaders from across business and civil society have welcomed the Government strengthening employment protections.
Working Tax Credit - how much money you get, hours you need to work, eligibility, claim, tax credits when you stop work or go on leave
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