Employment Notes
Tag: paternity
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Singapore: New rights in relation to paternity leave and shared parental leave
Eligible fathers in Singapore with babies who are Singapore citizens born on or after 1 May 2013 are entitled to take one week of paid paternity leave. …
The Hong Kong Government is pressing ahead with the preparatory work for drafting a bill to legislate paternity leave pay
Due to Hong Kong’s changing societal attitude towards a father’s responsibilities in the family and the public demand for granting leave to male …
UK: April 2013 changes: collective redundancy, statutory pay rates, injury to feelings and mental health
The minimum period between starting consultation on 100 or more proposed redundancies and the first dismissal taking effect has been reduced from 90 …
UK: The Children and Families Bill - proposals to reform maternity and paternity rights
The Children and Families Bill published earlier this year includes provisions to implement the government's plans for a new system of shared parental …
Hong Kong: Private employers face the introduction of statutory paternity leave for the first time
The law in Hong Kong has recently changed to allow male government employees under a continuous employment contract for at least 40 weeks to take …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
UK: New resources - April 2011
The Criminal Records Bureau website is closing at the end of April 2011; information for employers is now on the Business Link website. A …
UK: Red tape day - employment law changes April 2011
Key employment law changes coming into force in early April 2011 have been announced: Retirement: last chance to act tomorrow New paternity rights …
UK: Maternity and paternity leave - no further changes until 2015
In a recent speech Nick Clegg stated that the Government's plans to introduce a flexible system of shared parental leave will not be introduced until …