Those who have adopted a child will be entitled to the same pay and leave as birth parents.
Flexible working
The government wants to remove the cultural expectation that flexible working only has benefits for parents and carers, allowing individuals to manage their work alongside other commitments. This will improve the UK labour market by providing more diverse working patterns. The new system will: Extend the right to request flexible working to all employees Remove the current statutory procedure for considering requests. Instead employers will have a duty to consider all requests in a reasonable manner. Jo Swinson, Business Minister has said “Employers will soon get used to more men taking time off after their child is born and more mothers returning to work earlier, shattering the perception that it is mainly a woman’s role to stay at home and look after the child. These measures will really help our aim of ensuring more businesses are making best use of women’s talents throughout the organisation, from the boardroom to the shop floor.”
PARENTAL LEAVE EXTENDS FROM 13 TO 18 WEEKS
8 March 2013
Entitlement to unpaid parental leave extends from 13 weeks to 18 weeks on Friday 8 March 2013.
Current guidance on the subject of Parental Leave is available at the Gov.uk website, however as a summary reminder, the right to parental leave, (which remains unpaid), will be as follows:
For parents of children - up to the child’s 5 th birthday the right to leave will increase from 13 to 18 weeks.
For parents of each adopted child - up to the child’s 18 th birthday or the 5 th anniversary of adoption (whichever happens first) entitlement is also increasing from 13 weeks to 18 weeks.
For parents of children who qualify for Disability Living Allowance, 18 weeks up to their 18 th birthday.
This change follows a delay of one year to allow the government to continue with development of the Modern Workplaces Policy.
Payments Services
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES STRATEGY FOR REFORMING PAYMENTS SERVICES
1 August 2012
A consultation has been published on the future regulation and governance of the payments industry.
The payments industry, which sets strategy on important payment mechanisms including the future of cheques, is central to the functioning of the economy, yet the government does not feel it has always responded effectively to the needs of consumers.
CIPP Policy News Journal
12/04/2013, Page 345 of 362
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