by Anna Denton | Oct 30, 2014 | Articles, News, parental rights
Q: Does it make any difference if the parents are same sex? A: No it doesn’t matter what sex the parents are although clearly only a woman is going to be in a position to curtail her maternity leave or pay. The key is the person having...
by Anna Denton | Oct 6, 2014 | Articles, News, parental rights
Under the new Shared Parental Leave Scheme that will kick in for parents of babies born on or after 5th April 2015, or for two adopters whose child is placed with them from that date, the rules regarding eligibility throw up some interesting questions. To be eligible,...
by Anna Denton | Jun 6, 2014 | Articles, News, parental rights
I’ve blogged previously about flexible working and the employers of the future being the ones who embrace flexible working http://www.refreshinglawltd.co.uk/?p=258. But what if you just want to understand how the law is changing and what you are legally bound to...
by Anna Denton | Apr 9, 2014 | Articles, parental rights
Most employers broadly understand their rights towards parents but have niggly questions around the edges. Recently the EAT has dealt with one in the case of Lyons v DWP Jobcentre Plus, relating to the position where a woman’s maternity leave has come to an end but...