Updated to reflect that the right to be offered suitable alternative employment extends to employees who have recently returned from adoption leave, from 6 April 2024.
With a raft of employment law changes taking effect in April 2024, we provide a final reminder for HR professionals of what their organisation needs to do to comply with the new and amended employment laws. This April, the challenges for HR include: the introduction of carer's leave; reforms to the right to request flexible working; and updated rules on timing and notice to take paternity leave.
Updated to reflect legislation in place from 6 April 2024 extending the right to be offered available suitable alternative employment in a redundancy situation.
Updated to reflect that the duty to offer suitable available employment extends to pregnant employees and those returning from family leave from 6 April 2024.
Updated to reflect that the protected period in which an employee must be offered a suitable available vacancy extends to pregnant employees and those returning from family leave, from 6 April 2024.
Use this model letter to confirm to an employee whose job is made redundant during or after shared parental leave that no suitable alternative vacancies exist.