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The Impact of UK’s Shared Parental Leave Law – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

I recently received a question about the United Kingdom’s Shared Parental Leave law. Issues like parental leave exist everywhere. Can you give us a brief description of the United Kingdom’s new shared parental leave law? There are similar arrangements for adoptive parents. and vice versa.

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Maternity leave in Massachusetts: A fact sheet for employers

Genesis HR Solutions

Parental leave is a hot topic in the United States. As many families juggle full-time work with raising families, tensions over the lack of required leave in the workplace continue to grow. The United States is the only developed country that doesn’t require paid parental leave.

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Maternity leave in Massachusetts: A fact sheet for employers

Genesis HR Solutions

Parental leave is a hot topic in the United States. As many families juggle full-time work with raising families, tensions over the lack of required leave in the workplace continue to grow. The United States is the only developed country that doesn’t require paid parental leave.

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Paternity leave in Massachusetts: What employers need to know

Genesis HR Solutions

Paternity leave in Massachusetts is a hot topic of discussion right now. At Genesis HR, we’ve seen more inquiries about paternity (and parental) leave in the last several months than we have in all the years before it combined! The Emergence Of Paternity Leave. What is “standard” paternity leave? Click To Tweet.

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The Potential Regulatory Minefields of Managing Employee Leave

Corporate Synergies

Due to current and emerging local, state and federal laws, managing employee leave is fraught with issues. Family and medical leave policies are in flux as new state and local laws are enacted and employers are starting to offer both paid and unpaid options to their employees. Here’s a solution for employers to consider.

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Massachusetts wage and hour laws you need to know

Genesis HR Solutions

They must also be free to leave the workplace. Parental Leave & Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) in Massachusetts. Parental Leave. The legislation also said that, despite it being called “maternity leave,” employers could not discriminate against males in applying it.