Family-friendly rights and support

New and updated

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  Letters and forms

  Redundancy during maternity leave: Letter confirming to employee that they have accepted suitable alternative vacancy (statutory maternity leave ends before 6 April 2024)

  Updated to include information on the Government's proposals to extend redundancy protection for employees during pregnancy and after maternity leave.

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  Letters and forms

  Redundancy during maternity leave: Letter informing employee that no suitable alternative vacancy exists (statutory maternity leave ends before 6 April 2024)

  Updated to include information on the Government's proposals to extend redundancy protection for employees during pregnancy and after maternity leave.

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  Letters and forms

  Redundancy during adoption leave: Letter confirming to employee that they have accepted suitable alternative vacancy (statutory adoption leave ends before 6 April 2024)

  Updated to include information on the Government's proposals to extend redundancy protection for employees after adoption leave.

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  Letters and forms

  Redundancy during adoption leave: Letter informing employee that no suitable alternative vacancy exists (statutory adoption leave ends before 6 April 2024)

  Updated to include information on the Government's proposals to extend redundancy protection for employees after adoption leave.

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  FAQs

  Where an employee has been absent on maternity leave must they return to work for a particular period of time before qualifying for another period of maternity leave and pay?

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  Letters and forms

  Letter inviting employee to pre-adoption leave meeting

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

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  Policies and procedures

  Checklist for holding pre-adoption leave meeting

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

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  How to

  How to arrange cover for an employee's adoption leave

  Practical guidance on arranging cover for an employee on adoption leave, including fixed-term workers; secondment; acting up; arranging the handover; and the employee's return to work.

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  How to

  How to stay in touch with employees on adoption leave

  Practical guidance on staying in touch with employees on adoption leave, including what is "reasonable contact"; pre-adoption leave interviews; discussing the return to work; and redundancy or reorganisation.

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  How to

  How to ensure employees' smooth reintroduction to the workplace on their return from adoption leave

  Practical guidance on ensuring employees' smooth reintroduction to the workplace on their return from adoption leave.