{"id":43,"date":"2013-03-07T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T12:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjbealehrconsult-co-uk.php5.hostingweb.co.uk\/blog\/?p=43"},"modified":"2013-03-07T12:03:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-07T12:03:00","slug":"changes-to-unpaid-parental-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjbealehrconsult.co.uk\/blog\/changes-to-unpaid-parental-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to Unpaid Parental Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Lp9XuavTK9w\/UTiBkO4no3I\/AAAAAAAAAWY\/CrVmx2qfrbU\/s1600\/parental_leave.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"8 March unpaid parental leave\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Lp9XuavTK9w\/UTiBkO4no3I\/AAAAAAAAAWY\/CrVmx2qfrbU\/s200\/parental_leave.jpg\" title=\"Unpaid Parental Leave\" width=\"150\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>From 8 March the right to unpaid parental leave will be extended. The change is being made to implement a revised EU Parental Leave Directive.<\/p>\n<p>Current position<\/p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Under existing law parents who have been employed for one year or more and who have, or expect to have, responsibility for a child have the right to take unpaid parental leave to care for their children in addition to any maternity, paternity or adoption leave they may qualify for.\u00a0 This is currently an entitlement to 13 weeks\u2019 leave per child, which can be taken before a child\u2019s 5th birthday or the 5th anniversary of their placement for adoption, but, in the case of a child eligible for a disability living allowance, the entitlement is to 18 weeks\u2019 leave to be taken at any time before the child\u2019s 18th birthday. Although employers and parents can agree more flexible arrangements, under the statutory scheme, no more than 4 weeks&#8217; leave can be taken in any one year and leave must be taken in one-week blocks. <\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>What is changing?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>From tomorrow, the Parental Leave (EU Directive) Regulations 2013 (the Regulations) will amend UK legislation to extend the total period of unpaid leave available to eligible employees to 18 weeks per parent per child.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>What You Need to Do?<\/p>\n<p>Review your HR processes and employee handbook to incorporate this change.<\/p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 8 March the right to unpaid parental leave will be extended. The change is being made to implement a revised EU Parental Leave Directive. 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