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Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods
Eligible employees can take unpaid parental leave to look after their…
Parental leave is unpaid. You’re entitled to 18 weeks’ leave for each…
Employees qualify if all of these apply: they’ve been in the company for…
Employees must give 21 days’ notice before their intended start date. If…
Leave can’t be postponed (delayed) if: the employer doesn’t have a…
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy
Employer and employee guide to unpaid carer’s leave - who can take it, how long for, when can employers postpone or delay.
Complete this form to apply for S17 leave for a restricted patient being treated for mental health issues at your hospital.
Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes
There are different ways to apply for indefinite leave to remain (settle in the UK) - check if you're eligible
Apply for indefinite leave to remain on the basis of your private life - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Your Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave - what you get, how to claim and eligibility
How to claim Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave: what you can get, check if you're eligible and how to claim it.
Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
Fit notes (formerly sick notes), holiday during sick leave, returning to work, long-term sick, dismissals
The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk
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.
When an employee leaves or retires, update your payroll, give the employee a P45.
You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave
Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.
Your employee can take Shared Parental Leave (SPL) if they're eligible and they or their partner ends their maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL, splitting blocks of leave and record keeping
Includes maternity and paternity leave, holiday entitlement and sick pay
Employer guide to Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - rates, eligibility, notice period, form SMP1, recover statutory pay
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