New guidance: New and updated online resources for employers and employees launched

The Government has added to and updated its range of online resources for employers and employees following the introduction of shared parental leave, and new checks for foreign workers.

These include:

• A new online calculator to help employees who are prospective parents work out their entitlement to maternity, paternity and shared parental leave and pay
• Updated guidance for employers Shared parental leave and pay: employers' technical guide to explain the relationship between shared parental leave and pay and sick leave. This covers more technical aspects which rarely occur but should be addressed when writing policies
• Updated guidance Right to work checks: an employer's guide

Operative date

• Now

Recommendations

• Check out the online calculator, shared parental leave guidance and employer's guide on right to work checks and, where appropriate, refer employees and job candidates to them.