Changes come into effect in April 2011 which will allow parents to split the responsibility for child care. New fathers will be able to take a minimum of 2 weeks and a maximum of 26 weeks additional paternity leave in circumstances where the mother of the child has returned to work before the end of her statutory maternity leave.
The same rights will apply to an employee whose partner, whether of the same or opposite sex, has taken adoption leave and returned to work before it has expired.
Also in April 2011, statutory maternity pay (SMP), statutory adoption pay (SAP) and statutory paternity pay (SPP) will increase from £124.88 to £128.73 per week. The earnings threshold for these benefits will increase from £97.00 to £102.00.
Make sure your policies and procedures reflect current legislation and best practice.
Monday 17 January 2011
Tuesday 4 January 2011
January sale - HR style
Happy New Year everyone.
For many of us this is the first working day of 2011. For those of you running your own business, I wish you success, prosperity and good health in the year ahead.
To those of you in the Lancashire/North West area, I am offering the first 5 SMEs to contact me a FREE review of your employment contracts and HR processes. Start the year as you mean to go on, make sure you are fully compliant with employment legislation and you have in place HR procedures that support your business and help you to get the best out of your staff.
Good luck and I look forward to hearing from you.
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