Tag: shared parental leave

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01 June 2017

Singapore: Compliance checks- changes to entitlements effective 1 July 2017

Changes to shared parental leave and adoption leave entitlements as well an increase in the re-employment age ceiling will take effect from 1 July 2017. …

03 April 2017

UK: April 2017 changes - apprenticeship levy, tribunal compensation limits, national minimum wage, statutory benefits and immigration skills charge

From 6 April 2017 UK employers with an annual pay bill of or over £3 million will be required to pay an apprenticeship levy at a rate equivalent to 0.5% …

10 October 2016

UK: Shared parental pay - care needed when handling grievances or changing policy on pay

Employers should have effective processes in place to handle any grievances challenging their parental leave pay policies.  If the policy is …

17 March 2016

UK: Budget 2016 - key announcements for employment law

The 2016 Budget delivered by the Chancellor on 16 March includes the following: From April 2018, the Government will tighten the scope of the income …

08 October 2015

UK: Employment law changes in October

On 1 October 2015 the following changes came into force: New national minimum wage rates, the adult rate increasing from £6.50 to £6.70 an hour. …

17 February 2015

UK: new tribunal compensation limits and statutory benefit rates from April 2015

From 6 April 2015, the cap on the unfair dismissal compensatory award will increase from £76,574 to £78,335 and the cap on weekly pay (used to calculate …

06 January 2015

UK: New resources

BIS has made available a new online calculator for maternity, paternity and shared parental leave.  It has also updated its shared parental leave …

12 November 2014

UK: Shared parental leave - further regulations and guidance

BIS has published further sets of draft regulations connected with the new SPL regime, available here. These extend the regime to parents fostering …

06 October 2014

UK: Shared parental leave - new guidance, and ET ruling relevant to pay enhancement

  BIS has published technical guidance on the new shared parental leave (SPL) regime applicable to babies due from 5 April 2015, …

05 September 2014

UK: New resources - flexible work form, SPL guide, illegal work, disabled employees

The Government has published the following new resources for employers: a standard form for employees to use when making a flexible working …

23 July 2014

UK: Revised draft regulations fail to simplify shared parental leave regime

In March 2014 draft regulations to implement the new shared parental leave right (due to apply to births from April 2015) were published for …

10 March 2014

UK: Implementation dates - flexible work and shared parental leave, employer penalties, rehabilitation periods, abolition of statutory sick pay recoupment

According to a BIS Press Office tweet, the proposed extension to the right to request flexible working to all employees with six months' employment …