family rights links

General

Business Link Employing People
Web site: www.businesslink.gov.uk

Adoptive Parents: Rights to leave and pay when a child is placed for adoption within the UK: A Guide for Employers and Employees, Ref: URN 03/1707
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Web: www.berr.gov.uk

Changing working hours on return from leave

Part-Time Workers: the law and best practice: a detailed guide for employers and part-timers Ref: URN 02/1710
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Web site: www.berr.gov.uk

Flexible working

Flexible Working: The right to request and the duty to consider - A guide for employers and employees, Ref: URN 02/1710
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Web site: www.berr.gov.uk

Health and safety

New and Expectant Mothers at Work: A guide for employers
Health and Safety Executive
HSE Books
PO Box 1999
Sudbury
Suffolk CO10 2WA
Tel: 01787 881 165
Web site: www.hsebooks.co.uk

Pregnancy and Work

What you need to know as an employer, Ref: URN 07/994
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Web site: www.berr.gov.uk

Maternity leave

Maternity Rights: A guide for employers and employees Ref: URN 03/885X
Department of Trade and Industry
Web sites: www.dti.gov.uk

Parental leave

Parental Leave: A guide for employers and employees, Ref: URN 06/567
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Web site: www.berr.gov.uk

Paternity leave and pay

Working Fathers: Rights to paternity leave and pay, Ref: URN 02/1517X
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Web site: www.berr.gov.uk

Statutory maternity and paternity pay

HM Revenue & Customs Employer's Helpline
Tel: 08457 143143

Pay and Time Off Work for Parents, Ref: E15
HM Revenue & Customs
Employer's Orderline
Tel: 0845 764 6646
Web site: www.hmrc.gov.uk

Time off for dependants

Time Off for Dependants: A guide for employers and employees, Ref: URN 99/1186
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Web site: www.berr.gov.uk

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