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New research by workplace expert Acas shows that changes to sick pay, paternity leave and unfair dismissal will pose the greatest challenges for businesses under new rules. A recent YouGov survey, commissioned by Acas, asked employers which changes in the Employment Rights Act will be the hardest to adopt for their organisation. Nearly 1 in … Continue reading Which Employment Rights Act changes are the hardest to adopt?
Landmark employment rights reforms kick into force. Millions of employees to benefit from reforms to Statutory Sick Pay, ensuring they can take time off when sick without worrying about going without pay. New rights to paternity leave from the first day in a new job, helping families balance work and home life. Changes are part of the Employment Rights Act, which will benefit … Continue reading Millions get new access to sick pay and parental leave
From 6th April 2026, employees will be eligible to give notice to take Paternity Leave and Unpaid Parental Leave from their first day of employment. This change supports working parents and is claimed to help businesses attract and retain talent. What are the changes?: Employees can give notice of Paternity Leave from day one of … Continue reading Paternity Leave and Unpaid Paternity Leave from April 2026
HMRC have issued the following (edited) information on Wednesday 21st January 2026, effective for payments from 6th April 2026. Dear PAYadvice.UK, Change to Small Employers Relief rate Employers can currently reclaim 92% of employees’ Statutory Maternity, Statutory Paternity, Statutory Adoption, Statutory Parental Bereavement, Statutory Neonatal Care and Statutory Shared Parental Pay. If a business has … Continue reading Small Employers Relief increased to 9%
New day one rights to parental leave set to enter force from April 2026. Over 18 million workers across the UK are expected to benefit from stronger protections at work, with most insecure workers set to gain the most. New day one rights from April 2026 confirmed for parental leave, whilst bereaved partners set to gain further rights to paternity leave. Changes are claimed … Continue reading Stronger working rights to give millions of families the “security they deserve”
Government has launched a full review of parental leave and pay, to better support working families and help children get the best start in life Full review of parental leave and pay to better support working families and help children get the best start in life Review will look at all types of leave – … Continue reading Review of Parental Leave
There are changes to the way Paternity Leave and Pay can be claimed and taken. This will make it more flexible for fathers and partners to access. The changes will come into effect from 8th March 2024. These changes will: allow fathers and partners to take their leave in non-consecutive blocks — currently, only one … Continue reading Paternity pay change – April 2024
In July 2019 (before the COVID pandemic hit the U.K.) the Government consulted on high-level options for reforming parental leave and pay with a view to achieving greater equality in parenting and at work. They sought views on the benefits, costs and trade-offs that would flow from any reform. Their claimed aim is for UK … Continue reading Paternity changes proposed
New online tool will make it easier for expectant parents to access and understand Shared Parental Leave and Payworking families can check their eligibility for the scheme in 5 minutes, check what pay they’d be entitled to, and notify their employer using the toolscheme supports mums aiming to return to work and dads and partners … Continue reading New online tool to help working families make the most of shared parental leave