adoption leave
Flexible Parental Leave and Working
In May 2011, the Government published a consultation entitled ‘Consultation on Modern Workplaces’, which involved proposals in four areas: Flexible Parental Leave Flexible Working Working Time Regulations, and Equal Pay In June 2012, the Government published its response to topic 4 on Equal Pay and we have been eagerly waiting for responses to the other [...]
Adoption Bill
At the start of the year, we reported on Valerie Vaz’s proposed the Adoption (Leave, Pay and Allowance Arrangements) Bill that was added to the list of Bills before Parliament. Under the ’10 minute rule’, this Bill sought to equalise the rights to pay and leave with those that exist for maternity cases. The first [...]
What payment should be made for a bank holiday that falls during paid statutory leave?
A bank holiday may occur while an employee is away on maternity, paternity or adoption leave. What action, if any, the employer takes with regard to payment for the bank holiday is a contractual matter. In the case of salaried staff, for example, where an employee’s salary is paid as normal when there are one [...]

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