Beginning this month, fathers and partners will be given access to unpaid time off work to accompany a woman at two ante-natal appointments. The right allows for up to sex and a half hours off per appointment and is extended to spouses, same-sex, civil and long-term partners with the child’s biological father being permitted the same rights. 

Employment experts Acas have released guidance for employers for managing bereavement. Bereavement can affect employees in many ways, including having a detrimental effect emotionally, physically and psychologically.

Recently published employment tribunal statistics have shown that the new system of charging upfront fees is resulting in a major reduction in claims, the TUC has said.

Expert and advisor in matters of the work place, Acas has published it’s first quarterly update outlining details of the functioning of Early Conciliation.