On the 1st December 2014, some of the new family friendly regulations became the law although some of the provisions will not become a reality until 2015. In addition to the shared parental leave coming into effect for babies due on or after 5th April 2015, a number of other less publicised amendments are due to […]
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Surrogacy and maternity leave
Further to my earlier posts, we now have a ruling from the European Court of Justice on this issue. The ECJ has held that a commissioning mother (who receives a child via a surrogacy) does not have the right to maternity leave under the Pregnant Workers Directive. The aim of the Directive is to protect […]