Family-friendly rights and support

New and updated

• Cases on appeal

  Type:

  Law reports

  Updated to reflect that the Supreme Court has granted Morrisons permission to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision in WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various claimants.

• Shared parental leave and pay - equalising opportunities?

  Date:

  17 April 2019

  Type:

  Legal guidance

  With reports citing that only 1% of those eligible took a period of shared parental leave in 2018, it is easy to overlook the potential value that SPL can offer. Colin Godfrey provides a refresh of how shared parental leave and pay works and looks at how some employers are trying to stop the scheme being a flop.

• Upcoming webinar: Pregnancy sickness - managing absence issues successfully

  Date:

  16 April 2019

  Type:

  Audio and video

  Join us on 24 April for an hour-long webinar, where Jo Broadbent will be discussing the key legal and practical considerations involved in the management of pregnancy sickness, including health and safety requirements and the steps that can be taken to support an employee during traumatic situations, such as miscarriage.

• Shared parental leave policy (birth)

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include the new rate of statutory shared parental pay for 2019/20.

• Shared parental leave contract clause

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include the new rate of statutory shared parental pay for 2019/20.

• Letter explaining to managers the right to shared parental leave

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include the new rate of statutory shared parental pay for 2019/20.

• Letter explaining to employees the right to shared parental leave

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include the new rate of statutory shared parental pay for 2019/20.

• Shared parental leave policy (adoption)

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include the new rate of statutory shared parental pay for 2019/20.

• Paternity leave policy

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include the new rate of statutory paternity pay for 2019/20.

• Statutory shared parental pay

  Type:

  Quick reference

  Updated to reflect the statutory shared parental pay rate in force from 7 April 2019.