Family Friendly Policies & Working Parents Rights

There are a vast number of legal rights for families which protect you from dismissal, discrimination, allow you to take time off to care for your children and dependants and allow you to work flexibly. Sometimes your employer may not allow you the time off work or refuses a request to work flexible. You may be discriminated against for taking emergency leave to look after your children or you may miss out on promotion or be made redundant while on maternity leave. You may not be aware of all the benefits and protection you are entitled to.

Different Family-Friendly Rights

Each employee’s situation is different. The Equality Act 2010 and associated Regulations can be complex and without the necessary legal advice, you may not be aware of all your rights.

There are rights and protections embedded in the law to ensure that you are safeguarded. These include:

• Maternity leave and pay
• Paternity leave and pay
• Rights to flexible working
• Adoption and parental leave
• Part-time working
• Time off for dependants
• Time off for ante-natal appointments
• Shared Parental Leave
• Parental leave
• Carer’s Leave
• Parental Bereavement Leave
• Surrogacy leave and pay
• IVF rights

How can Gorvins help?

We can advise you in relation to:

• Your rights to time off and whether the time off is paid
• How you are protected by the law e.g. redundancy and maternity leave rights
• How to make a successful request for flexible working
• What to do if you have been discriminated against
• How to deal with your employer refusing your entitlements to time off
• Drafting grievances to resolve a dispute
• Advising in relation to any Employment Tribunal claim you may have

With extensive experience in advising on all family friendly rights and related discrimination matters, you can trust that you are in the best hands for achieving the desired outcome. Once we have all the relevant information from you, we can assess the best way forward for you and advise on how to best protect yourself.

Contact our employment lawyers today

To discuss your family friendly rights and related discrimination matter or to find out more information about how we can help, please contact our employment team today on 0161 930 5151 or send us an e-mail to employmentteam@gorvins.com.

Alternatively, you can contact us using our online form.