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It's been well publicised that the Late May bank holiday has been moved to the 4th June and that the 5th June has been declared an extra bank holiday to create a 4 day weekend commemorating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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There are a number of statutory provisions concerning the treatment of employees who become pregnant, have recently given birth or who are breast-feeding. These include measures to protect health and safety, minimum statutory leave periods and protection against unfair dismissal or some other form of detriment.
The basic legal principles, including employees` rights and management responsibilities, are outlined below.
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In recent weeks details of the Olympic Torch Relay have been announced and the Team GB kit has been launched.
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Eligibility
Parental leave is available to any employee with 1 year`s continuous service who has, or expects to have, responsibility for a child.
This means parental responsibility and will automatically apply to the child`s mother and to the child`s father if married to the mother at the time off birth. It will also cover fathers who are named on the birth certificate and any other individual who has acquired ‘parental responsibility` including adoptive parents.
Family friendly HR Resources | Last updated: 05/03/2012 16:33:00
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Normally, at this time of year, employers would be busily introducing policies and procedures to meet new statutory obligations coming into force on 6th April. However, this year, it appears that the tables have turned in favour of employers.
News Article | Last updated: 01/03/2012 14:49:00
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The Newcastle employment tribunal is to make a reference to the ECJ concerning whether, under EU law, a woman who becomes a mother by way of a surrogacy arrangement should be entitled to paid maternity leave to bond with her baby, establish breastfeeding and maintain and develop her family life.
The tribunal's reference to the ECJ could result in women who have a child through a surrogate mother
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Background
An individual who is summoned must make himself available to serve on a jury, unless:
He is mentally disordered
He is disqualified from jury service
If there is a good reason why an individual cannot attend at a particular tim
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Implementing the policy
This policy is intended to help employers comply with the statutory framework following the implementation of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, which amended the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ER
Recruitment & Contracts HR Resources | Last updated: 06/02/2012 16:56:00
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Legal framework
Prior to the introduction of the statutory right to paternity leave, the only legal requirement on employers to offer paternity leave was through the right for time off for a dependant, which includes when a spouse or partner gives birth, but is unpaid. As part of the Government`s plan to increase family friendly laws, a new right for employees to take up to two weeks paternity leave, paid at a statutory rate of pay, was introduced under provisions outlined in the Employment Act 2002. These were implemented by the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 and came into force in relation to children born or adopted from 6th April 2003. The corresponding rules relating to Statutory Paternity Pay are set out in the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations 2002.
The above basic entitlement is now named ordinary paternity leave and pay following provisions made under the Work and Families Act 2006, which introduced an entitlement to additional paternity leave and pay where the child`s mother or adopter returns to work earlier than their statutory entitlement. This separate right was brought into force by the Additional Paternity Leave Regulations 2010 and the Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (General) Regulations 2010 and applies where the expected week of childbirth, or the beginning of the week of notification of an approved match for adoption, is on or after 3 April 2011.
The combined effect of the legislation is that, subject to meeting the criteria set out in this policy, employees will have a right to two periods of non-consecutive paternity leave, ordinary and additional.
Family friendly HR Resources | Last updated: 06/02/2012 16:54:00
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Purpose and scope
This Policy is designed to advise employees of their statutory right to request time away from their normal duties to participate in study or training and to ensure that all such requests are managed by the Company in a fair and
Recruitment & Contracts HR Resources | Last updated: 06/02/2012 16:10:00
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