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Find forms and guidance for Maternity, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave and pay.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Tayler on 7 March 2024.
Legal rights for pregnant employees - including paid time off for antenatal appointments, maternity leave and pay, protection against discrimination and telling the employer about the pregnancy.
This is a technical guide for employers to consider when implementing policies on shared parental leave and pay.
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
A toolkit to help manage parental leave in a team, covering the run up to the period of leave, the time away and return to work.
Employer guide to Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, proof of adoption, recover statutory pay
Use the online form (previously form SC4) if you’re adopting a child and need to apply for Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave.
Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes
Employer and employee guide to unpaid carer’s leave - who can take it, how long for, when can employers postpone or delay.
The Shared Parental Leave (SPL) evaluation report assesses whether the implementation of Shared Parental Leave achieved its original objectives.
If you are a civil servant considering taking shared parental leave, this guidance will give you a better understanding of the options available to you.
Use form SC3 if you're an employee, become a birth parent and need to apply to your employer for Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) and Leave.
Indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a partner, parent, child or relative in the UK - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Work out your Statutory Adoption Leave dates - Ordinary and Additional Adoption Leave period, notice period and earliest start date
Use this guidance if your payroll software or Basic PAYE tool does not calculate your employees' payments.
Use the online form (previously form SC5) if you're adopting a child from abroad and need to apply for Statutory Paternity Pay or paternity leave.
Find out what you need to do when an employee leaves, becomes sick, dies, or if the child is born early or dies.
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