Legislation

The Work & Families Act came into force 1st October 2006

In April 2007, The Work and Families Act 2006, which came into force on 1st October, allowed carers of adults to have the right to request flexible working. From the same date, working mothers benefited from nine months statutory maternity pay rather than the previous six months entitlement, while fathers also benefited from plans to introduce a new right giving them extended paternity leave, whereby they will be able to take up to six months additional paternity leave at the standard rate if the mother returns to work before taking her full entitlement. 

The draft regulations can be viewed on the BERR website.

The Work and Families Act which will bring these provisions into force can be viewed on the OPSI website.

J