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exhibition goods have been on long-term display or loan outside the UK or have been stored outside the UK If you think that your employer has made a mistake or is not paying your SMP correctly you should talk to your employer. It might help to ask your HR or payroll department to help resolve any maternity pay issues. It is important to resolve pay issues promptly because if your employer has overpaid your maternity pay they can subsequently ask you to repay it. Your employer can refuse annual leave where it coincides with a busy time of year or a lot of other employees are taking leave at the same time but they should not refuse to allow you to take annual leave because you are going to take maternity leave or you have been absent on maternity leave, as that may be maternity discrimination. There is specific guidance on access to higher and further education for UK nationals arriving from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.

If necessary, you can write to your employer, your HR department or a senior manager and ask for a meeting to discuss it further. If you are in a union you should speak to your local representative or you can get legal advice from the union’s legal department.the goods were originally exported for the purposes of consumption or sale in the course of a trade fair or similar occasion which have not been so consumed or sold It is important to recognise that you do not necessarily need to be knowledgeable about the person’s health condition. It is more important to show good people management skills, including sensitivity, empathy and understanding for the individual. Related manager behaviour Am I entitled to take Bank Holidays and other fixed holidays that fall during my maternity leave when I return to work?

Following her return from her first maternity leave, Mrs A found that her job had been changed and her responsibilities eroded. A colleague was then brought in to co-head her team and was gradually allocated more and more of her responsibilities. Mrs A was ultimately made redundant when she was on her second maternity leave. She started a claim in an employment tribunal and reached a settlement with her employer following mediation. This follows the Prime Minister setting out steps to beat the virus and restart the economy, so we can protect jobs, restore people’s livelihoods and fund the country’s vital public services. The Health at Safety at Work Act 1974, which places a duty on employers to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of employees. original export declaration with you as the exporter – if you cannot provide this HMRC will consider alternative evidence of exportFor information on maternity and parental rights at work and benefits, see: www.maternityaction.org.uk Your employer may be cutting work for other reasons, for example, a genuine downturn in the work available, so it is a good idea to speak to your employer informally at first to try to resolve it. Although long COVID is not one of the most prevalent causes of long-term absence, it is a condition which may be more difficult to manage because the symptoms fluctuate over time and research is still ongoing. It is estimated that 10% of worldwide COVID-19 infections develop into long COVID. The CIPD has published a report on Working with long COVID, which includes recommendations on returning to and staying in work, as well as providing support.

Craig Beaumont, Director of External Affairs and Advocacy at the Federation of Small Businesses commented Yes, you continue to accrue (build up) your paid holiday during your maternity leave as if you were still at work. It is up to you to decide when you wish to take your paid holiday and you should agree it with your employer in the usual way. Consider possible adjustments and job modifications that could be accommodated to help them. While there are some things we cannot change about work, there are some things that can be easily adjusted, at least in the short term, to support employees. Most adjustments cost little or nothing to implement; they just require some time to make a change in a process or task. Think creatively/outside the box and, involve the employee. Paid annual leave and maternity leave are two different types of leave and you are legally entitled to both. If you are not able to take your statutory minimum of 28 days’ paid holiday within the holiday year because your maternity leave overlaps your holiday year, you must be allowed to carry it forward and take it at another time, see www.gov.uk/holiday-entitlement- rights/calculate-leave-entitlement. Any additional contractual entitlement to holiday pay (over and above the 28 day legal minimum) must be taken in line with your contract so it is important to plan it in advance with your employer and try to come to an agreement so that you do not lose your paid holiday. Try to keep it friendly and constructive and focus on practical solutions, rather than going over what has gone wrong. As there is a three month time limit for starting employment tribunal claims, you may be out of time for raising issues that happened earlier in your pregnancy for instance (unless you can show an ongoing course of discrimination) so it is important to focus on your current concerns and how you would like your employer to resolve them.If you’re bringing an EU-registered vehicle to the UK, you will need to obtain a motor insurance Green Card or valid proof of insurance from your insurer. If you are bringing a trailer or caravan alongside your vehicle, you will need a separate Green Card for each vehicle. More information has been added about how to claim Returned Goods Relief. The 'Goods in an EU member state on 31 December 2020' section has been removed. You can only claim this relief in Great Britain for goods which have been previously exported from Northern Ireland if both of the following apply: You are entitled to your normal contractual terms and conditions during maternity leave, including bonuses, and you are entitled to be paid it during your maternity leave. You can only use a Duplicate List with certain ‘accompanied goods’ (goods you carry through customs in your own baggage ). These are:

Your employer must seriously consider how you can do your current job – on the same level of seniority – on a part-time basis and can only refuse for certain business reasons. Your employer is expected to hold a meeting to discuss your request and you have the right to appeal if your request is refused. You are entitled to a final decision within three months of your application so it is important to allow plenty of time. If your employer refuses your request without a good business reason you should get advice as this may be indirect sex discrimination. I have been selected for redundancy but I think it is because I am on maternity leave. What can I do? You can get help with Universal Credit claims through the free national Help to Claim service: England: 0800 144 8444, Wales: 0800 024 1220, Scotland: 0800 023 2581 If you return to work before the end of your OML period, you are entitled to return to exactly the same job on the same terms and conditions as you were doing immediately before your maternity leave.This extended time limit does not apply to goods re-imported into Northern Ireland. Before you claim