Changing Contractual Terms
Usually, the employer and employee both need to agree to any contract changes. But an employee can insist on a change if they have a legal right to it. Employers [...]
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Lay Off and Short Time Working
An employer can ask an employee to stay at home or take unpaid leave if there’s not enough work to do. A lay-off is occurs when the employees is sent home for at [...]
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Parental Leave
Eligible employees can take unpaid parental leave to look after their child’s welfare, eg to: spend more time with their children look at new schools settle children into new childcare [...]
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Time off for Family and Dependants
Employees are allowed time off to deal with an emergency involving a dependant. A dependant could be a spouse, partner, child, grandchild, parent, or someone who depends on the employee for care. [...]
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Sick Leave
Employees only need a fit note from a doctor after 7 days off work sick. If they are ill just before or during their holiday, they can take it as [...]
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Shared Parental Leave and Pay
Employees may be able to get Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if: the baby is due on or after 5 April 2015 they adopt a child on or [...]
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Paternity Leave and Pay
Employees may be entitled to the following when their partner is having a baby, adopting a child or having a baby through a surrogacy arrangement: 1 or 2 weeks paid [...]
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Maternity Leave and Pay
When an employee is pregnant they may be eligible for: Statutory Maternity Leave Statutory Maternity Pay Paid time off for antenatal care Leave Statutory Maternity Leave is 52 weeks. It’s [...]