Shared parental leave and shared parental pay

New and updated

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  Letters and forms

  Letter inviting employee to pre-shared parental leave meeting

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

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  Policies and procedures

  Checklist for holding pre-shared parental leave meeting

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

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  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee on shared parental leave of job vacancy

  A model letter to inform an employee on shared parental leave of a job vacancy.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee on shared parental leave of development affecting their work

  A model letter to inform an employee on shared parental leave of a development at work.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter asking employee on shared parental leave to work shared-parental-leave-in-touch (SPLIT) day

  A model letter to request that an employee work during shared parental leave on a shared-parental-leave-in-touch (SPLIT) day.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to employee's request to work shared-parental-leave-in-touch (SPLIT) day

  A model letter to respond to an employee's request to work during shared parental leave on a shared-parental-leave-in-touch (SPLIT) day.

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  Letters and forms

  Form for adopter to provide period of leave notice to take shared parental leave (adoptions within the UK)

  A model form to allow an adoptive parent to provide a period of leave notice to take shared parental leave for adoptions within the UK.

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  Employment law cases

  Sex discrimination: £28,321 award over Network Rail's policy on enhanced shared parental pay

  An employment tribunal in Scotland has awarded £28,321 to a Network Rail employee over his employer's policy of giving a period of full pay to mothers and primary adopters on shared parental leave, but paying only statutory shared parental pay to partners and secondary adopters.

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  Letters and forms

  Redundancy during shared parental leave: Letter informing employee that no suitable alternative vacancy exists (shared parental leave starts before 6 April 2024)

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

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Redundancy during shared parental leave: Letter confirming to employee that they have accepted suitable alternative vacancy (shared parental leave starts before 6 April 2024)

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