Redundancy Protection Changes
Reasons to choose Wilson Browne
| The current position | The changes | When does the change take effect? | |
| Pregnancy | None. | Protection now begins at the point when an expectant mother tells their employer about their pregnancy. | If the employer is informed of the pregnancy on or after 6 April 2024. |
| Pregnancy with baby loss before 24 weeks | None. | Protection begins when the employer is told of the pregnancy and ends 2 weeks after the pregnancy ends. | If the employer is informed of the pregnancy on or after 6 April 2024. |
| Maternity Leave | >Protected from redundancy during the period of their leave. | The protection begins at the start of the maternity leave and ends 18 months after the expected week of childbirth (or the child’s actual birth date if the employer is notified before the end of the maternity leave) | If the maternity leave ends on or after 6 April 2024. |
| Adoption Leave | Protected from redundancy during the period of their leave. | The protection begins from the start of the adoption leave and ends 18 months after the child is placed with the employee for adoption. | If the adoption leave ends on or after 6 April 2024. |
| Shared parental leave | Protected from redundancy during the period of their leave. | Protection begins at the start of the leave and ends 18 months after the child was born or placed with the employee for adoption – provided the employee takes 6 or more consecutive weeks of the leave.
If the employer has taken maternity or adoption leave then those protection periods apply instead of this one. |
If the period of 6 consecutive weeks starts on or after 6 April 2024. |
Posted:
Tom Charteress
Trainee Solicitor
Tom is a Trainee Solicitor in the Corporate and Commercial team in our Northampton office.