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Family-friendly rights and policies
Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Act 2025 removes the qualifying service requirement for statutory paternity leave, but not for statutory paternity pay.
Updated to reflect the increase to the statutory maternity pay rate from 6 April 2025.
Updated to reflect changes to the right to request flexible working in place from 6 April 2024, including that it is now a day-one right.
Updated to reflect that the time limit for responding to flexible working requests made on or after 6 April 2024 is reduced to two months.
Updated to reflect changes to the right to request flexible working in place from 6 April 2024, including a requirement to consult with the employee.
Updated to reflect that the time limit for requests made on or after 6 April 2024 is reduced to two months.
Updated to reflect that, from 6 April 2024, employees can make two flexible working requests in any 12-month period.
Updated to reflect that the right to request flexible working is a day-one right from 6 April 2024.
Updated to reflect changes to the process for dealing with statutory flexible working requests, in place from 6 April 2024.
Updated to reflect that, from 6 April 2024, employers must inform the employee of their decision on a flexible working request within two months.
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