Tag: maternity pregnancy

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11 December 2012

UK government confirm flexible parental leave and extension to right to request flexible work from 2014/15

The UK government has announced a new flexible parental leave regime that will allow parents to share 50 out of 52 weeks of statutory maternity leave and …

28 September 2012

UK: Legislative proposals - surrogacy

The Government is considering the possibility of granting leave and pay for mothers of children born by surrogates.  Surrogacy UK is supporting a …

03 September 2012

Bahrain introduces a new Labour Law

The Kingdom of Bahrain has introduced a new labour law for the private sector (Law No. 36 of 2012), issued by the King of Bahrain at the end of …

07 August 2012

UK: New resources - July 2012

CIPD and HSE free stress management tool designed to help equip managers with the skills to manage positively and prevent stress in their staff. …

09 July 2012

Malaysia: Employment Act amendments and minimum wage

Several amendments to Malaysia’s Employment Act (EA) came into operation on 1 April 2012. Key changes include a new sexual harassment regime, the …

20 May 2012

UK: Queen’s Speech sheds light on new legislative framework

Jemima Coleman considers the next steps in the government’s proposed overhaul of employment legislation The article, first published in the Employment …

03 April 2012

UK: Red tape day - April 2012

Unfair dismissal The qualifying period for unfair dismissal (and for eligibility for the right to written reasons for dismissal) is to increase from one …

05 March 2012

UK: Maternity rights - reference to ECJ on rights of mother through surrogacy

A tribunal is to refer to the ECJ the question of whether a mother expecting a baby through surrogacy is entitled to maternity leave and various benefits …

09 December 2011

Maternity, sexual harassment and corporate crime: proposed amendments to Malaysia’s Employment Act

The House of Representatives has passed the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2011 (the Bill). The Bill must still be passed by the Senate and receive Royal …

11 July 2011

UK: Government plans for employment law changes

BIS is consulting until 8 August 2011 on the following proposals: changing the leave available to parents from no earlier than April 2015.  …

06 May 2011

UK: Redundancy scores - EAT confirms that inflating score of woman on maternity leave may be unlawful

When scoring redundancy candidates against selection criteria based on performance, it may be unlawful to use a period when the woman is on leave and …

04 February 2011

UK: Maternity - employee can choose to start SMP after start of leave

Women can choose to begin their Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) period on a date later than the date that they have stopped work before the birth. …