FAQs on Covid and employment rights in pregnancy
byMaternity Action has released FAQs detailing employment rights during pregnancy and maternity leave in these critical times. These cover benefits and help to pay…
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What’s changed in paternity leave?
byIJane Crosby, Partner and employment law specialist at Hart Brown, looks at how paternity leave rights have improved in recent years Support for working…
Shared parental leave: a revolutionary concept moving at a glacial pace of change
byby Paul Guess, CABA Shared Parental Leave (SPL) was introduced in April 2015. When asked about it, the then Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg explained,…
Most progressive countries on maternity leave
byWith studies concluding almost as many women with children (74.1%) participated in the labour force as women without, in 2014, women who are juggling…
Mothers returning to work from maternity leave will be protected from redundancy
byIt has been announced that mothers returning to work from maternity leave will be protected from redundancy for a minimum of six months. One…
How to survive the first 90 days back at work after maternity leave
byMothers on maternity leave don’t find it easy, with 47% finding themselves feeling lonely during this period, and a further 85% believing big businesses…
Health Issues on Returning to Work after a Baby
bySo you’re going back to work. You’re sorted. Baby is sorted. Partner is sorted. What could possibly go wrong? Despite being an organised person,…
Maternity Leave Around the World
byLast week we looked at Paternity Leave, and this week, with help from the folk at Instant Offices we take a closer look at…
Making the money work on maternity leave
byWhether you’re an employee or am employer or self employed, maternity pay can seem like a headache. In fact, once you look into it…
Shared Parental Leave: New Best Practice Report #SPL
byA year on from the implementation of Shared Parental Leave, a new report highlights best practice in flexible working and family friendly working and…