Friday 15 November 2013

Employment Law Update


As we are rapidly speeding through 2014 we are looking forward at Law changes expected in 2015
Parental Leave

The right to unpaid parental leave will be extended to parents of any child under the age of 18 years. Currently this leave can only be taken up to a child’s 5th birthday unless a child has a disability.

Surrogate parents eligible for adoption leave.

Currently the law does not allow intended parents in a surrogacy arrangement the right to adoption leave or pay but they may qualify for parental leave. It does however permit that the surrogate, full maternity leave and pay as according to UK law what a mother does after a child is born has no impact on her right to maternity leave. 

In 2015 the law is due to change and provided they meet the criteria, intended parents who have a child through surrogacy will be entitled to paternity leave and pay, adoption leave and pay and shared parental leave and pay. Furthermore both intended parents will be allowed to take unpaid time off to attend 2 antenatal classes with the woman carrying the child.

School leave age rises to 18

During 2015 the school leave age will rise to 18. Children born on or after 1 September 1997 can leave school on the last Friday in June as long as they are 16 by the end of that year’s summer school holiday but will have to stay in some form of education or training until their 18th Birthday.

The options are:
  • full-time education - e.g. at a school or college
  • an apprenticeship or traineeship
  • part-time education or training - as well as being employed, self-employed or volunteering for 20 hours or more a week

All of the above updates are subject to change, please speak to a member of the Tamar HR team to discuss any updates that might affect your business.

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