Employment law - Work and parents

Requirement for notification of maternity leave letterWhere an employee has informally told you that they're pregnant, you can use our letter to let them know when they must give official maternity notification and what they must tell you.Maternity le... Read more

Disrupted adoption leave formWhere an employee has started adoption leave, the adoption placement may be disrupted during that leave. Employees can complete our form to let you know about the disrupted placement.Adoption leave requestAn employee can ... Read more

Maternity leave cover clauseOur clause can be included in an employment contract where the individual is to be employed to provide cover for a fixed-term period for an employee going on maternity leave.Potentially fair dismissal reasonS.106 Employmen... Read more

Letter rejecting time off for foster carer dutiesUse our letter to reject an employee's request for special time off for foster carer duties. Unless you contractually provide for time off work in this situation, you're within your rights to turn the re... Read more

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