Family-friendly rights and support

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  Letters and forms

  Absence record form

  A model form to create a comprehensive record of the reasons for an individual's absences.

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  How to

  How to support an employee who is undergoing IVF treatment

  Practical guidance on dealing with an employee who is undergoing IVF treatment, including protection from discrimination during fertility treatment and time off for antenatal care.

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  Tasks

  Respond to an employee's request to take shared parental leave and pay where the employee is the child's mother

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  Tasks

  Respond to an employee's request to take shared parental leave and pay where the employee is the child's father or the partner of the child's mother

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  Tasks

  Respond to an employee's request to take shared parental leave and pay in an adoption situation where the employee is the main adopter

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  Tasks

  Respond to an employee's request to take shared parental leave and pay in an adoption situation where the employee is the main adopter's partner

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  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to employee whose maternity leave has been triggered by early birth

  A model letter to respond to an employee who has notified you that they have given birth early.

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  Policies and procedures

  Checklist for holding pre-maternity leave meeting

  A model checklist to use when holding a pre-maternity leave meeting.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter inviting employee to pre-maternity leave meeting

  A model letter to invite an employee to a pre-maternity leave meeting.

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  FAQs

  Do grandparents have any right to paid or unpaid leave to spend time with their grandchildren?