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Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.
Employees may be eligible for Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave if they…
Employees must be one of the following, the: father husband or partner of…
The notice periods and forms are different if the employee is adopting.…
Eligible employees are entitled to Paternity Leave and Pay if they’re…
You can refuse Statutory Paternity Pay if the employee does not qualify.…
You must keep records for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), including: the…
For financial help with statutory pay, you can: reclaim payments (usually…
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
To be adopted, a child must: be under the age of 18 when the adoption…
To adopt a child you can go through either: an adoption agency that’s part…
Once the agency gets your application it will do the following: Invite you…
To make an adoption legal, you need to apply for an adoption court order.…
You need to tell your local council if you want to adopt your spouse’s or…
You can adopt a child from overseas if: they cannot be cared for in a safe…
For another couple (or person) to adopt your child, you normally have to…
Following the completion of a safety review and the recommendations of the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM), the IXCHIQ Chikungunya vaccine is no longer indicated for adults over the age of 60 years, and is contraindicated in all individuals with...
Information about medical devices that the public can buy for personal use and how we make sure they are safe and effective.
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
The information clients, principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons need to keep.
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal care or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy.
There is a small increase in the risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome following vaccination with Abrysvo (Pfizer respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine) and Arexvy (GSK RSV vaccine) in adults aged 60 years and older. Healthcare professionals should advise all recipients of...
The MHRA has conducted an assessment following reports of osteolysis and early device failure in the literature and is issuing new monitoring requirements for patients implanted with the M6-C artificial cervical disc.
Advice for institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training.
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