Employment law - Work and parents
Models (82)
Paternity rights on change in circumstances letterThe period during which an employee can take paternity leave is modified where their child dies or where the adoption placement is disrupted.Change of circumstancesWhere the child dies or is stillborn... Read more
12 Jul 2024
Return from adoption leave letterWhere an employee is on adoption leave, you're not obliged to remind them about their return date as you should have already notified them of this date at an earlier stage. However, doing so can avoid misunderstandings... Read more
12 Jul 2024
Letter suspending an employee during pregnancyIf, on health and safety grounds, a pregnant employee or an employee who has recently given birth cannot continue to perform her normal job duties and there is no suitable alternative employment to offer ... Read more
12 Jul 2024
Notice of paternity leave entitlementTo be eligible to take paternity leave, the employee must first give you a notice of their entitlement within specified time limits.Paternity rightThe right to paternity leave entitles eligible employees to take e... Read more
04 Apr 2024
Change of paternity leave requestAn employee can vary their chosen paternity leave start date, but they must give you appropriate notice. You can also require the variation notice to be in writing, so you can provide our form for this purpose. Chan... Read more
02 Apr 2024
Approval of paternity leave request Our form will help ensure that you formally approve a request for a period of paternity leave and that you confirm the employee's rights to both leave and pay.Request grantedUse our form to respond to an employee's w... Read more
02 Apr 2024
Insufficient notice of paternity leaveIf an employee fails to provide sufficient notice to you of their intended period of paternity leave, they may not be able to take it on that occasion.Notice requirementsThe Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulati... Read more
02 Apr 2024
Notice of birth for paternity leaveAs well as giving notice of entitlement to paternity leave and notice to take a period of paternity leave, employees must give a further notice confirming the date on which the child was born or placed for adoption.... Read more
02 Apr 2024
Offer of alternative work during family leaveUse our letter to offer an available suitable alternative vacancy to a provisionally redundant employee who's absent on maternity, adoption or shared parental leave. They have an absolute statutory rig... Read more
02 Apr 2024
Paternity leave checklistThis checklist sets out the main issues to be considered when an employee wishes to take paternity leave following the birth of a child. Unless enhanced contractual rights are given, this will be a single period of leave of... Read more
02 Apr 2024
