School Holidays and Parental Absence
School Holidays and Parental Absence Balancing the needs of the business with employee time off can be difficult at any time of the year [...]
November 2017
December 2016
Employment Law 2016: Review of the Year
Employment Law 2016: Review of the Year Brand new pay rates, slavery statements and arguments over employment status have kept employers and HR departments [...]
October 2016
The Problem with Shared Parental Pay
The Problem with Shared Parental Pay Shared Parental Pay was recently considered in one of the first Employment Tribunals decisions on that topic, an [...]
July 2016
School Holidays and Parental Absence
Balancing the needs of the business with employee time off can be difficult at any time of the year but the summer months present an extra headache. The school [...]
February 2015
Eligibility for Shared Parental Leave
This article follows on from my previous update covering ‘Navigating Shared Parental Leave.’ Here is a link to that article: https://hr-24.co.uk/professional-insights/navigating-shared-parental-leave/ Qualification and Eligibility Requirements To qualify for Shared [...]
Navigating Shared Parental Leave
It seems like everyone I speak with is confused about this new government initiative. It looks so simple on the surface, with clear benefits. Yet scratch away at the [...]
January 2015
Shared Parental Leave and the championing of Father’s rights
Shared Parental Leave and the championing of Father Shared Parental Leave is a new legal entitlement for eligible parents of babies due on or after 5th April 2015. It provides [...]
December 2014
Shared Parental Leave
Shared Parental Leave is now law, enabling employees who have babies due on or after 5th April 2015 to share up to one year’s leave. The law represents a [...]
October 2014
Protecting paternal rights
Protecting paternal rights From the 1st October 2014 expectant fathers, or the partner of a pregnant woman, will be entitled to take unpaid time off work to attend antenatal appointments [...]