Family-friendly rights and support

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  Tasks

  Manage a request from an expectant father or the partner of a pregnant woman for time off to attend an antenatal appointment

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  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to request for time off to accompany pregnant woman at antenatal appointment

  A model letter to respond to a request from an individual for time off to attend an antenatal appointment with a pregnant woman.

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  Letters and forms

  Form to request time off to accompany pregnant individual to antenatal appointment

  A model form to get a declaration from an individual that they are accompanying their pregnant partner at an antenatal appointment.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter explaining right to request time off to accompany pregnant woman at antenatal appointment

  A model letter explaining the right for staff to request time off to accompany their pregnant partner at an antenatal appointment.

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  FAQs

  What is "discontinuous leave" under the shared parental leave regime?

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  FAQs

  If an employee who is eligible to take shared parental leave works in a school, can they take periods of leave during term time and "return to work" during school holidays?

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  FAQs

  Can an employer have a policy of refusing all requests for discontinuous periods of shared parental leave?

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  FAQs

  Do employees continue to accrue annual leave during a period of shared parental leave?

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  FAQs

  Are employers required to provide pay or time off in lieu of bank holidays that coincide with a period of shared parental leave?

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  Employment law cases

  Sex discrimination: Ford justifies decision not to enhance additional paternity pay

  Ford has successfully justified its policy of paying men on additional paternity leave the statutory minimum, while at the same time offering generous enhanced maternity pay to women on maternity leave.