{"id":2692,"date":"2014-09-24T09:41:05","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T08:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjbealehrconsult.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2692"},"modified":"2014-09-24T09:41:05","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T08:41:05","slug":"employees-time-off-for-ante-natal-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjbealehrconsult.co.uk\/blog\/employees-time-off-for-ante-natal-appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"Fathers and Partners Time Off For Ante Natal Appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2700\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sjbealehrconsult.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ante-natal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2700\" class=\" wp-image-2700 \" alt=\"ante natal\" src=\"http:\/\/sjbealehrconsult.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ante-natal-300x199.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sjbealehrconsult.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ante-natal-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sjbealehrconsult.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ante-natal.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Free Digital Images\/adamr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>From 1 October 2014 fathers and partners are entitled to take time off to attend ante natal appointments if they are in a \u201cqualifying relationship\u201d with a pregnant woman. This new statutory right will be unpaid. Employees and agency workers who are considered to be in a qualifying relationship include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a pregnant woman\u2019s husband, partner or civil partner, i.e. if she\u2019s in a same-sex relationship<\/li>\n<li>the father of the child<\/li>\n<li>the parent of the child; and<\/li>\n<li>intended parents in a surrogacy situation who meet specified conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Employees may only attend two ante natal appointments and no more than a maximum of six and a half hours for each one.\u00a0 The appointment must have been made on the advice of a registered GP, midwife or nurse.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">The employee will be required to confirm in writing their intentions to attend an ante natal appointment and include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>a) that the employee has a qualifying relationship with a pregnant woman or her<br \/>\nexpected child;<br \/>\nb) that the employee\u2019s purpose in taking time off is to accompany a pregnant woman<br \/>\nto an ante-natal appointment;<br \/>\nc) that the appointment in question is made on the advice of a registered medical<br \/>\npractitioner, registered midwife or registered nurse; and<br \/>\nd) the date and time of the appointment.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">The employer may not ask for proof in the form of an appointment card as that is the property of the expectant mother. \u00a0The company may refuse the right to time off if not convenient.\u00a0 Employees do not need continuous service for this right, but agency workers need 12 weeks of the same kind of job to qualify.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The government has introduced this statutory requirement as research shows that less than one third of fathers take time off before the birth of their child and wish to encourage more involvement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 1 October 2014 fathers and partners are entitled to take time off to attend ante natal appointments if they are in a \u201cqualifying relationship\u201d with a pregnant woman. 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