Family-friendly rights and support

New and updated

• Neonatal leave and pay: How would it work?

  Date:

  6 August 2019

  Type:

  Legal guidance

  The Government has published its initial plans for the introduction of neonatal leave and pay. This proposed new type of family-friendly leave is in the early stages of development, but what clues does the Government's first consultation provide for employers about how neonatal leave and pay would work?

• July 2019 employment law announcements: Key proposals for HR

  Date:

  26 July 2019

  Type:

  Legal guidance

  July 2019 saw progress made on an unusual number of proposed employment law changes. The Government published consultations covering workplace sexual harassment, statutory sick pay, family-friendly leave and pay, flexibility in working hours, modern slavery statements, and enforcement of worker rights. It also made announcements on changes to the laws on rehabilitation periods for offenders, settlement agreements, and protection against redundancy during pregnancy and maternity leave.

• Consultation on proposals to support families

  Type:

  Consultations

  The Government is seeking views on proposals to reform statutory parental leave entitlements to support working parents achieve greater work-life balance.

• Shared parental leave policy (birth)

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated with the Government's proposed overhaul of family-friendly leave and pay.

• Shared parental leave policy (adoption)

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated with the Government's proposed overhaul of family-friendly leave and pay.

• Shared parental pay

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on the Government's consultation on transparency in family-friendly policies and options for reforming parental leave and pay.

• Shared parental leave

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on the Government's consultation on transparency in family-friendly policies and options for reforming parental leave and pay, and on the Government's response to its consultation on redundancy protection for pregnant women and new parents.

• Paternity leave policy

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated with the Government's proposed overhaul of family-friendly leave and pay.

• Ordinary parental leave

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on the Government's consultation on transparency in family-friendly policies and options for reforming parental leave and pay.

• Adoption pay

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on the Government's consultation on transparency in family-friendly policies and options for reforming parental leave and pay.