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 26 July 2008
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS)
 
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Time off, maternity and other parental legislation

Maternity

Maternity entitlements and responsibilities: a guide. Babies due on or after 1 April 2007

Maternity rights: a guide for employers and employees - Babies due on or after 6 April 2003

Suspension from work on medical or maternity grounds under health and safety regulations - Guidance

 

Paternity

Paternity leave and pay: a basic summary

Working fathers. Rights to leave and pay: guide for employers and employees

 

Adoption

Statutory adoption pay and leave: a guide - children due to be placed on or after 1 April 2007

Adoptive parents: rights to leave and adoption when a child is placed for adoption in the UK

Adoptive parents: Rights to leave and pay when a child is adopted from overseas

 

Time Off

Family emergency? Your right to time off

Argyfwng teuluol? eich hawl i gael amser i ffwrdd

Parental leave. A short guide for employers and employees

Parental leave: A guide for employers and employees

Time off for public duties

Time off for dependants: a guide to employers and employees PDF document (77KB)

Flexible Working

Flexible working: the right to request and the duty to consider
 

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