The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill is set for a second reading. The Bill proposes to allow parents paid leave to grieve and make arrangements following the death of a dependent. Currently, the Employment Rights Act allows parents reasonable time off unpaid for emergencies, including bereavement. However, reasonable is a loose term that is […]
A survey by CIPD has found that just 5% of fathers and 8% of mothers have opted to take shared parental leave since it was introduced 18 months ago. We previously discussed why take up was so low and this survey added it may also be because free childcare is only applicable to children aged 3 and […]
Shared Parental Leave celebrated its first birthday this month, however, take up by male parents has been low. A recent study suggests that there has been less than 1% take up of the policy despite over 250,000 working fathers being eligible. One factor behind the suggested low take up is believed to be that many male […]
For anyone who miraculously managed to avoid the budget media circus yesterday (including our previous post) the main highlights yesterday were: The failure to meet economic targets, turning all schools into academies and taxing sugary foods, but, amidst all the over-reporting and endless analysis there were a few employment law tidbits that may have missed […]
It has been 6 months since shared parental leave has been introduced and whilst it has yet to revolutionise parenting it is very much an option for soon to be parents. At the Conservative party conference, George Osborne announced plans to extend shared parental leave towards Grandparents. It is estimated that nearly 50% of parents rely […]
It came into force on the 5th of April and if you haven’t read our previous posts (click here and here ) read the summary below. New mothers remain entitled to 52 weeks maternity leave and 39 weeks maternity pay. However, as from 5th April, a mother can share this leave and pay (except for […]
From today, the cap on a week’s pay for the purposes of calculating redundancy pay has increased from £430 per week to £450 per week.
Where an employee hands in a letter of resignation on 21 November and the letter is dated 22 November and states that resignation is with immediate effect. The employer accepts the resignation and confirms her last day of employment as 22 November. Is the EDT the 21 November or 22 November. Both the ET and […]
The Supreme Coourt recently handed down its decision in Autoclenz v Belcher a case about employment status. Were car valeters really self employed as stated in their contract. The Tribunal said no. The EAT said yes. The Court of Appeal said no. The Supreme Court said no. Uppermost in the Supreme Court’s mind was the […]
