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Tribunal orders Greatwell Homes to pay £50,000 in maternity leave dispute

Employee Benefits

Employment law states that these include pregnancy, childbirth, maternity leave adoption leave, shared parental leave, parental leave, paternity leave and parental bereavement leave.

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All you need to know about the changes in employment law from 6 April 2024

Workplace Insight

Employers cannot also request proof of why the leave is required. Redundancy and the extension of protection for those on family leave Under current safeguards, employees on maternity leave, adoption leave, and shared parental leave are prioritized for suitable alternative positions when their current role faces redundancy.

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The significance of women’s health is increasingly acknowledged in the modern workplace

Workplace Insight

For example, many companies have signed on to the Parental Challenge , which requires businesses to commit to 12 actions to support SRH. Shared parental leave is also a must. Moreover, aligning workplace policies with broader objectives like the UK Equality Act 2010 underscores a commitment to fairness and equality.

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How to improve your return to work interviews

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If an employee was on parental leave, this interview gives managers the chance to ask how the employee is coping with parenthood. A return to work interview is a meeting held by a line manager with an employee who has returned to work after a period of absence.

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Federal Laws that Protect U.S. Employees

Global People Strategist

These include rules related to salaries and wages, as well as parental leave rules. The Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, making health insurance compulsory for employees in medium and large-scale businesses. There are a total of approximately 180 laws that protect workers. Health Coverage.

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Report links economic growth with the idea of ‘good work’

Workplace Insight

Fair work: Tackle discrimination at work by bringing responsibility for enforcing workers’ rights under the Equality Act 2010 within the remit of a properly resourced Single Enforcement Body.

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Legal spotlight: four things to watch out for in 2018

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Shared parental leave could be simplified. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has committed to reviewing the rules for shared parental leave (SPL) in 2018. When SPL was first introduced in April 2015, it took us a long time to get our heads around it – and we work in employment law.