Employment law - Work and parents

Response to adoption appointment time off requestEmployees have the statutory right to take either paid or unpaid time off work to attend adoption appointments. Where an employee has submitted a request for time off, use our letter to respond to them... Read more

Pre-family leave meeting invitationBefore an employee starts their maternity, adoption or shared parental leave, it's worth having a meeting with them to discuss the final arrangements for their leave.Pre-absence meetingAn employee can be absent from ... Read more

Notice of early birth for maternity leaveIf an employee gives birth early, i.e. before their maternity leave has started, their leave will then automatically begin on the day after the date of childbirth.Maternity leave triggersAn employee can genera... Read more

Revocation of curtailment notice for SPLIn certain circumstances, an employee can revoke a maternity leave or adoption leave curtailment notice that they've submitted to enable them to take shared parental leave. Curtailment noticeA mother or adopter ... Read more

Offer of suitable alternative work during pregnancyIf, for health and safety reasons, a pregnant employee or an employee who has recently given birth cannot continue to perform her normal job duties, you are obliged to offer her suitable alternative ... Read more

Recalculation of maternity pay letterIf an employee is awarded a pay rise at any point between the start of the original statutory maternity pay (SMP) calculation period and the end of their statutory maternity leave, you must recalculate their SMP t... Read more

Change of shared parental leave requestWhere an employee wishes to change the start or end date of any period of shared parental leave, they must give you written notice of variation. This is what our form is for.Variation or cancellationOnce an empl... Read more

Response to antenatal appointment requestPregnant employees have a statutory right to take paid time off work to attend antenatal appointments. Where they request time off, use our letter to respond to them.Statutory rightUnder the Employment Rights ... Read more