Redundancy Protection on Maternity Leave

Redundancy protection to be extended to cover pregnancy and ...

The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023 extends the priority status to pregnant employees and those who have ...

Redundancy protection for pregnancy and new parents - Acas

From 6 April 2024 the redundancy protected period for pregnant employees or those taking maternity leave has been extended. Before this they ...

Redundancy during pregnancy, maternity and parental leave

If you are made redundant and your employment ends in or after your qualifying week, you are still entitled to SMP for 39 weeks. If you are already on maternity ...

I was made redundant 2 weeks before going on maternity leave

You can try to negotiate the paid mat leave as part of your redundancy package too. But I agree about contacting your union or fair work to make ...

Extended redundancy protection for women and new parents

Expectant employees have, from April 2024, greater protection from redundancy during pregnancy and new parents have extended protections when they return.

Enhanced redundancy protection for employees on family leave

Employees who are on maternity leave, adoption leave, or shared parental leave are entitled to be offered any suitable alternative vacancies before being made ...

Redundancy while pregnant, or on maternity, adoption or shared ...

If you are made redundant in or after the qualifying week but before your maternity leave starts, you are still entitled to SMP (as long as you meet the ...

What is the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family ...

Under Regulation 10 of the Maternity and Paternity Leave Regulations 1999, if a woman on maternity leave is being made redundant, her employer ...

Protection against redundancy during pregnancy, maternity leave ...

A disproportionately high number of women are made redundant either when pregnant, during maternity leave or shortly after return from maternity leave.

Important changes from 6 April 2024 to the redundancy protection ...

However, under these new changes, if an employer is informed of the pregnancy on or after 6 April 2024 a pregnant employee will receive ...

Redundancy on return from maternity leave - employee rights - ECNI

Can my employer make me redundant when I return to work from maternity leave? · There is a genuine redundancy situation, which is not caused by the fact you have ...

Redundancy rights on maternity leave: April 2024 changes

In practice, the changes will double the current period of redundancy protection for those on maternity leave from one year to around two years, ...

Managing redundancy for pregnant employees or those on ...

The beginning of pregnancy to the end of maternity leave is a 'protected period' during which a woman is entitled to special consideration if this is necessary ...

[Employment] Enhanced redundancy protection for employees on ...

From 6 April 2024 The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023 extended protections to employees who are pregnant or ...

'Good Jobs' talking points: Pregnancy redundancy protection and ...

Employees on maternity, adoption or shared parental leave have additional protections from the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.

Extended redundancy protection for women and new parents

The new rules also protect employees who have suffered a miscarriage for a period of two weeks after the pregnancy ends. Adoption leave – ...

UK redundancy protection – significant changes from April 2024

No. The legislation does not prevent pregnant employees or those on or returning from maternity, adoption or SPL being selected for redundancy ...

Changes to redundancy law for new and expectant parents

Currently, parents on maternity, adoption or shared parental leave are protected from redundancy during the period of their leave. If there ...

Extended redundancy protection: What employers need to know

Where a redundancy situation arises in your business and an employee on maternity, adoption or shared parental leave is at risk of having their ...

Updated protection from redundancy legislation - NHS Employers

The protection also applies to a pregnant employee who is not entitled to maternity leave for example an employee who has a miscarriage before ...