Parental & Family Friendly Employment Rights

Starting a family should be an exciting time. But it can be stressful if your employer doesn’t support you as they should, or if they discriminate against you because of this choice. Our legal experts can help. 

Legal support you can trust

Your employer must give you certain maternity, paternity and adoption rights by law. In addition, they may offer extra rights in your employment contract.

We can advise you of your rights regarding maternity, paternity and shared parental leave (where you can flexibly share your combined paternity and maternity leave).

Our employment solicitors can advise you on your legal and contractual rights, and can also help you if you’ve been bullied, harassed or discriminated against.

We can also help you make flexible working requests following the birth or adoption of your child (for both mothers and fathers). We’ll guide you through this process and can negotiate flexible working terms with your employer.

We can help if you think pregnancy or becoming a parent has resulted in you being:

  • Bullied or harassed
  • Dismissed or made redundant
  • Unfairly passed over for a promotion
  • Denied a flexible working request without good reason
  • Refused a job because you were pregnant or have children
  • Not allowed to return to your job following maternity leave on the same terms.

We help mothers, fathers, guardians, and adoptive parents with these issues – on every level of the corporate ladder.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Following the birth (or adoption) of your child, you have the right to request more flexible working terms from your employer. This can be an intimidating process – and stressful on top of the arrival of a new family member. Our specialists can help you negotiate.

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