UK sets stricter dismissal protections for new parents from 2027
The government says tribunal rules will strengthen safeguards for pregnant employees and people taking specified family-related leave.
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- The protections will also cover adoption, shared parental, neonatal care and bereaved partner’s paternity leave, the government said.
The changes concern how dismissal cases involving pregnancy and specified parental or care leave will be assessed.
The stricter tribunal approach is due to begin in 2027.
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Stronger protections for pregnant women and new parents against unfair dismissal
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UK sets stricter dismissal protections for new parents from 2027
- UK GovernmentStronger protections for pregnant women and new parents against unfair dismissalSource: UK Government 2026 · Oct 22, 2026 (UTC)
The government says tribunal rules will strengthen safeguards for pregnant employees and people taking specified family-related leave.
- UK GovernmentStronger protections for pregnant women and new parents against unfair dismissalSource: UK Government 2026 · Oct 22, 2026 (UTC)
The protections will also cover adoption, shared parental, neonatal care and bereaved partner’s paternity leave, the government said.
- UK GovernmentStronger protections for pregnant women and new parents against unfair dismissalSource: UK Government 2026 · Oct 22, 2026 (UTC)
The changes concern how dismissal cases involving pregnancy and specified parental or care leave will be assessed.
- UK GovernmentStronger protections for pregnant women and new parents against unfair dismissalSource: UK Government 2026 · Oct 22, 2026 (UTC)
The stricter tribunal approach is due to begin in 2027.
- UK GovernmentStronger protections for pregnant women and new parents against unfair dismissalSource: UK Government 2026 · Oct 22, 2026 (UTC)