With no sign of the Employment Bill promised in 2019, the Government has decided to pursue its reforms of the employment law landscape by way of support for a series of Private Members’ Bills covering flexible working, carer’s leave, neonatal leave and tipping practices
Tomorrow, on Saturday 29 October 2022, March of the Mummies will take place at various cities across the UK. As demonstrators take to the streets to raise awareness of parental rights, we consider how employers might take stock of their own internal policies.
Pregnant at work? What are your rights? When should you tell your employer about your pregnancy? Specialist employment lawyers Paula Chan and Emily Plosker answer the top ten questions pregnant women ask about pregnancy and the workplace.
In Price v Powys County Council, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has determined that it was not directly discriminatory to enhance pay to a female employee on adoption leave and not to enhance statutory pay for a male employee on shared parental leave.
From 6 April 2020 a new law, known as “Jack’s Law”, was introduced which gives parents the right to take 2 weeks’ bereavement leave following the death of a child.
The Government has published its response to the Women and Equalities Committee recent report.
1 June 2018 marks Global Day of Parents – a day declared by the UN General Assembly in 2012 which aims to honour parents and
In order to comply with EU law and avoid a finding of direct sex discrimination, employers should conduct individual risk assessments with breastfeeding workers in
Emily Plosker discusses BDBF’s support of Smart Works for City Giving Day and how employers can support women returning to work after maternity leave.
BDBF Partner Ruth Gamble gives advice to new parents on how to manage the transition back to work after a period of parental leave and highlights the mistakes employers can make during this time.
BDBF considers some of the bigger changes expected in the coming months and years to equality law.
An employer which offered childcare vouchers by way of salary sacrifice was not obliged to continue to pay them to an employee on maternity leave.
