New day one rights to parental leave set to enter force from April.
Over 18 million workers across the UK to benefit from stronger protections at work, with most insecure workers set to gain the most.
New day one rights from April confirmed for parental leave, whilst bereaved partners set to gain further rights to paternity leave.
Changes create more secure jobs and raise living standards, ensuring economic growth is felt by working people in every part of the UK.
Millions of workers who were previously denied time off for the birth of their child will become eligible for new day one rights to parental leave from April, through measures being laid in Parliament today (Monday 12 January).
The changes, which stem from the recently passed Employment Rights Act, will see parents no longer be forced to make the heart-wrenching choice between being there for the first weeks of their child’s life or going back to work to avoid losing their job.
An additional 32,000 more dads per year will be able to access Paternity Leave immediately, as a mother would with maternity leave.
This comes as the Government continues its Parental Leave and Pay Review, which will assess the whole system – from maternity and paternity leave to shared parental leave – to see how it can work better for parents and employers.
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