Employment law - Work and parents
Maternity leave or adoption leave curtailment noticeFor either parent or adopter to be eligible for shared parental leave (SPL) and statutory shared parental pay (ShPP), the mother or adopter must have ended their entitlement to maternity or adoption... Read more
23 Dec 2014
Letter to employee not returning from maternity leaveWhere an employee has informed you that she's not intending to return to work after maternity leave, our letter helps you frame a response to her. She still needs to formally resign so the important... Read more
11 Nov 2014
Antenatal appointment eligibility declarationUse our declaration form to require an employee to formally declare that they qualify for the statutory right to time off to accompany a pregnant woman to an antenatal appointment and wish to take time off... Read more
10 Oct 2014
Family emergencies absence formEmployees are entitled to take a reasonable amount of time off during working hours to deal with emergencies involving dependants. The time off is unpaid and is only for as long as is necessary to help the employee to c... Read more
01 Oct 2012
Insufficient notice of return from maternity leaveIf an employee asks to return to work early before the expiry of her one year of maternity leave, it's important that she gives the proper minimum eight weeks' advance notice of an early return. Use our... Read more
01 Oct 2012
Letter postponing parental leaveUse our precedent letter if you need to postpone an employee's period of parental leave under the rules of the default scheme. However, you can only postpone by up to six months and you can't postpone at all where an emp... Read more
01 Oct 2012
Approval of parental leave requestUnless you postpone parental leave in accordance with the statutory provisions, you must accept an employee's parental leave request. Request grantedOnce you receive a parental leave request, assuming it's been made co... Read more
01 Oct 2012
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
01 Oct 2012
Letter to employee on maternity leave Once an employee on maternity leave has given birth, it's a good idea to write and congratulate her. You can also use this as a useful opportunity to remind her of the expected return date and to raise the issue o... Read more
01 Oct 2012