Shared parental pay and sex discrimination: another decision
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has allowed an appeal in a case brought by a police officer about the practice of paying employees on shared parental leave (SPL) only statutory shared parental pay, while female employees on maternity leave receive… Read on
Bereaved parents entitled to paid leave from 2020
Legislation currently going through Parliament will give employed parents two weeks’ paid leave if they lose a child under the age of 18. There is currently no legal requirement for employers to provide paid time off for grieving relatives but… Read on
Top tips for making a flexible working request
Springhouse sets out its top tips for making a flexible working request to your employer. Flexible working can mean many things: part-time work, job sharing, working from home, compressed hours, term-time working. Flexible working is associated with an improved work-life… Read on
Shared parental leave: on borrowed time?
Ben Power’s recent article for People Management asked, “why is nobody taking shared parental leave”? And he is not alone, it seems, in suggesting the UK’s newest type of parental leave, introduced in 2015, might not be fit for purpose.… Read on
Shared parental leave: dad not entitled to enhanced pay rules EAT
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has dismissed a claim of sex discrimination from a father who claimed his employer should pay him the same enhanced pay as a female employee on maternity leave when he took shared parental leave. In… Read on
Pregnancy and employment law: your top questions answered
Many myths have grown up around the legal rights of those who are pregnant and on maternity leave, it can be hard to sort the facts from the fiction. In this article we answer some of the most common questions… Read on
I’m pregnant. What are my legal rights at work?
Finding out you are pregnant can create a whirlwind of emotions. For all the excitement, there’s also anxiety about the unknown. When it comes to considering how pregnancy will affect your job and finances, confusion often reigns. In this article… Read on
ECJ says no special treatment for pregnant workers made redundant
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that in the event of collective redundancies, employers do not have to give special or priority treatment to pregnant workers. UK law does provide for some special treatment in redundancy situations and… Read on
Shared parental leave: share the joy!
The government is spending £1.5 million on a new campaign to promote awareness of the right of parents to take shared parental leave. Although around 285,000 couples qualify for shared parental leave each year, it is believed the take up… Read on
New tax-free childcare scheme now available to all
HMRC announced on 14 February that it was finally starting to accept applications from all eligible parents for the government’s new tax-free childcare scheme – which can give up to £2,000 of help with childcare costs. Since 21 April 2017… Read on