Changes were made to adoption leave this month. Employees no longer need any qualifying service to take adoption leave but they still require the 26 weeks service to claim adoption pay. The rules concerning eligibility have been extended to parents in surrogacy arrangements who can now take time off to attend antenatal appointments. Eligible employees are also […]
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Changes from 1st October
Not only has the 1st October brought Autumn, it has also brought a number of changes in the employment law arena. Firstly, the reservists changes (as featured in my last post) are now in effect. Also on the 1st October, fathers and partners of expectant mothers were given the right to unpaid time off to […]