Family-friendly rights and support
Updated to include more real-life examples of the positive impact that engaging carers has had on leading practice employers.
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.
Updated to reflect the extension of the protected period to cover pregnant employees and those returning from family leave from 6 April 2024.
Updated to reflect that legislation is in force from 6 April 2024 extending the right to be offered suitable alternative employment to employees returning from shared parental leave, in some circumstances.
More parents in England plan to increase their working hours or return to work as they become eligible for free childcare support, but many are struggling to access childminders or nursery places.
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.
A model form to give an employee who has requested paternity leave and pay in relation to a child adopted from overseas the means to notify you of the date on which the child entered Great Britain.
Use this model form to allow an employee to cancel or vary a period of leave notice to take paternity leave.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to family-friendly rights and support.