Family-friendly rights and support
The restriction preventing employees from taking paternity leave after a period of shared parental leave is removed from 6 April 2026. Employers will need to make sure their policies reflect this change.
A model form to enable employees to provide notice of their entitlement and intention to take bereaved partner's paternity leave from 6 April 2026.
A model policy to set out employees' entitlement to bereaved partner's paternity leave from 6 April 2026.
Updated to include additional information on maternity benefit in the Philippines.
In April 2026, HR professionals face the challenge of dealing with business-as-usual employment law changes, such as increases in statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay, while also dealing with a raft of major changes introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025. We look at what HR needs to do to meet its employment law obligations this spring.
Updated to detail the number of employment law reforms in the 289 pages of the Employment Rights Act.
Updated to reflect the right to take paternity leave after shared parental leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.
Updated to reflect the right to take paternity leave after shared parental leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.
Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to paternity leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.
Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to paternity leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to family-friendly rights and support.