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Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Robinson on 2 January 2026.
New day one rights to parental leave set to enter force from April.
What you must do by law with a deductions from earnings order (DEO or AEO) to make child maintenance deductions from your employee's pay.
The Child Maintenance Service can ask you to: give information about an…
You must deduct the amount of child maintenance stated on the deduction…
A deduction from earnings order (DEO) can only be made from an employee’s…
Send deduction from earnings order (DEO) payments to the Child Maintenance…
You’ll get a monthly payment schedule by post after you’ve been sent a…
You must contact the Child Maintenance Service within 10 days if: you’re…
Find out what employment types have different rules for entitlement to Statutory Paternity Pay.
Employer guide to Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, non-payment form, recover statutory pay
Parents' Learning Allowance for full-time students with children - funding, apply, eligibility.
Government review of the parental leave and pay system in Great Britain, co-led by the Department for Business and Trade and the Department for Work and Pensions.
Reclaim Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Parental Bereavement Pay and Shared Parental Pay, find out about Small Employers’ Relief and get help if you cannot afford payments.
Find out how different circumstances can affect how you work out your employee's entitlement and what you pay them.
If you’re responsible for a child, you may be entitled to an extra amount of Universal Credit and support with childcare costs.
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