Last December saw impressive, sweeping changes to employment rules become law as the Employment Rights Act received Royal Assent. The changes “ bring the world of work into the 21st century” as employees receive new protections, with changes that impact everyone, including “those on the lowest pay and in the most insecure jobs.”
The law requires employers to make reforms to their businesses, with changes set to happen over the next two years. Among the new requirements of employers are changes to paternity leave and parental leave, which will come into effect this April. These changes will see fathers able to take paternity leave from day one.
Parents in the UK are set to gain stronger, day-one rights to time off work. In particular, fathers will have the right to paternity leave from their very first day at a new job. This brings their entitlement into line with maternity leave. Previously, they had to complete 26 weeks with an employer before being eligible.
This change will see an estimated 32,000 more fathers becoming eligible for paternity leave. This means that fathers will no longer have to stay in thankless or draining jobs just for paternity leave, as workplaces must offer paternity leave from the first day of employment.
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