Family friendly employment policies

Adoption

IVF

Infertility affects one in seven couples in the UK. According to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority 39,879 women underwent IVF treatment…

Flexible working

Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay

This new right comes into force from 6 April 2020.  It allows parents to take one or two weeks off work following the death of a child under 18 or a…

Parental leave

Maternity

Paternity

This guide sets out the statutory rights to paternity leave and paternity pay. It is important to note that some organisations may provide benefits…

Shared parental leave

Time off for dependants

Under the Employment Rights Act 1996, all employees, regardless of their length of service, are entitled reasonable time off, unpaid, to deal with…

Time off for employees to accompany their partners to ante-natal appointments

As of 1 October 2014, not only is it the pregnant employee who is entitled to time off to attend antenatal appointments, but employees and agency…