Legislation – Employment Rights Act 2025
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Part 1Employment rights
Dismissal
27Dismissal following period of statutory family leave
(1)
Part 8 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (leave for family reasons) is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 74 (maternity leave: redundancy and dismissal), in subsection (2), after “during” insert “, or after,”
.
(3)
In section 75C (adoption leave: redundancy and dismissal), in subsection (1)(b), after “during” insert “, or after,”
.
(4)
In section 75J (shared parental leave: redundancy and dismissal), in subsection (1)(b), after “during” insert “, or after,”
.
(5)
In section 80D (paternity leave: special cases)—
(a)
in subsection (1A)(b), after “bereaved employee” insert “, or dismissal of a bereaved employee (other than by reason of redundancy),”
;
(b)
“In paragraph (b) “the relevant person” means the person by reference to whom the employee satisfied the conditions specified by virtue of subsection (1)(c) of that section so as to entitle the employee to that leave.”
(6)
In section 80EH (neonatal care leave: special cases), in subsection (1)(b), after “during” insert “or after”
.