All pregnant employees have the right to take up to 52 weeks' maternity leave, regardless of their length of service. They may also qualify for up to 39 weeks' statutory maternity pay, or maternity…
The right to take up to two weeks' ordinary paternity leave and pay is available to eligible employees around the time of the birth or adoption of a child.
Until April 2016, those eligible to…
The statutory right to up to 52 weeks' adoption leave and 39 weeks' adoption pay is available to eligible employees adopting a newly placed child. Where a couple adopts a child jointly, only one of…
The right to shared parental leave is governed by the Shared parental leave and leave curtailment (amendment) regulations 2015.
A woman who is eligible for shared parental leave has the right to…
An employee's statutory right to request flexible working was dramatically widened in June 2014. Before this date, employees needed to meet prescriptive eligibility requirements, such as having…
Parental leave was introduced by the Maternity and Parental Leave Regulations 1999, which gave effect to the EU parental leave directive, and has been amended by the Parental Leave (EU Directive)…
The right to time off to care for dependants is intended to be for emergencies only, and the time taken off is unpaid.
In deciding whether to allow the time off, the employer can consider whether it…
Key points
Employment tribunals have jurisdiction to hear more than 80 types of statutory employment-related claims. Certain types of claims are specifically excluded from the tribunal's…
