Shared Parental Leave

Shared Parental Leave

The government has passed the Children and Families Act last March. This act lays out a framework for partners or spouses to share maternity leave. The concept is clear: get fathers more involved, the devil is in the detail which is still be resolved. This note sets...
Changes to Flexible Working Regulation

Changes to Flexible Working Regulation

From 30th June 2014 all employees who have at least 26 weeks’ continuous employment will have the right to request flexible working arrangements. Before 30th June, there was a statutory process under which requests had to be handled, but after this date, the...