This
is just to remind you that effective from 8 March 2013, parental leave has been extended from
13 weeks to 18 weeks per child up to 5 years (or 18 if the
child is disabled). This type of leave is unpaid so does not get taken up very
often. There is also a qualifying period of one year's service and an annual
limit of 4 weeks per child per year.
The
change has been made to comply with the revised EU Parental Leave Directive. It
is a relatively minor change; more substantial changes are on the way with the
Government planning to extend the right to request flexible working in 2014 and
to introduce 'shared parental leave' in 2015.
If you have a reference to parental leave in your employee handbook, you can either make this simple amendment yourself or contact me.
http://www.hrdept.co.uk/offices/south-east/south-east-london-and-north-kent
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