Antenatal care

New and updated

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  Employment law guide

  Time off work

  Updated to include the Government's proposed extension of right to bereavement leave under the Employment Rights Bill, which was published on 10 October 2024.

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  How to

  How to deal with requests for time off for antenatal care

  Practical guidance on dealing with requests for time off for antenatal care, including the right for fathers and partners to attend appointments.

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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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  FAQs

  Is the spouse or partner of a pregnant woman entitled to time off work to attend scans and other antenatal appointments?

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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.

• Type:

  Tasks

  Manage a request for time off for antenatal care

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to pregnant woman's request for time off for antenatal appointment

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

• Type:

  FAQs

  In what way are agency workers' maternity rights enhanced by the Agency Workers Regulations 2010?