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Slow burn – UK government launches parental leave review

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The UK government opens a far reaching review into parental leave and pay, including maternity, paternity and shared parental leave. It wants to improve support for working families, while growing the economy and removing...more

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UK Employment Rights Bill: Amendments Employers Should Know

On Thursday, March 6, 2025, amendments to the UK government’s Employment Rights Bill were announced. The bill was laid before the UK Parliament in October 2024, but further amendments have now been made as a result of the...more

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Neonatal Care - Expansion of UK Statutory Family Leave Entitlements

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The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2003 (the “Act”) introduces meaningful changes for employees who are parents of babies needing neonatal care and will come into force on 6 April 2025....more

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UK Pensions: what's new this week - March 3, 2025

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Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. Neonatal care leave from April 6, 2025: New regulations - ...more

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Monthly Highlights – UK Employment Law – January 2025

In the first instalment of 2025, our team summarises the latest UK case law and developments in employment law – and their implications for employers. The UK Government has laid new regulations relating to neonatal care...more

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New Statutory Entitlements for Neonatal Leave and Pay in the United Kingdom

Parents of babies who require neonatal care will have a right to up to twelve weeks of leave and pay under the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, coming into force on 6 April 2025. This affects England, Scotland, and...more

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UK confirms right to statutory neonatal care leave

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Parents of babies that need hospital care shortly after birth will be entitled to neonatal care leave from April 2025. Leave is a day one right but pay is subject to service and earnings requirements. Employers should...more

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10 Biggest Changes in United Kingdom’s Sweeping New Employment Rights Bill: What U.S. Employers Can Do To Prepare

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The United Kingdom just introduced a landmark new Employment Rights Bill, aimed at ending unfair employment practices and helping to deliver economic growth. According to the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister’s Office, this is...more

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Long Hot Summer? How should UK employers deal with the question of holiday during year 2 of COVID?

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At the beginning of another year impacted by COVID-19, many employers have found themselves with employees having large amounts of outstanding annual leave carried over from 2020. Stuck in lockdown once again, employees are...more

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COVID-19 UK: Employment – Holiday in the time of COVID-19 – Update

On 13 May 2020, the UK government published guidance giving employers much needed clarity on how holiday entitlement and pay operate during the Coronavirus pandemic. It considers both those who continue to work and those who...more

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November 2017: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. November was no...more

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Is Going on Holiday Going Away? UK/EU Employers Confront Challenges Posed by Employees Who Don’t Take Their Vacations

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While many US employers struggle to make sense of the patchwork of state and local sick leave laws, European Union (EU) employers face a different set of challenges involving mandatory vacation entitlements. In the EU, the...more

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