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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-09-07more like thismore than 2017-09-07
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Employment: Childbirth more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timetable is for publication of ACAS guidelines for employers whose employees have a baby born premature or sick; and what plans his Department has to ensure that those guidelines are (a) implemented and (b) evaluated. more like this
tabling member constituency Harborough more like this
tabling member printed
Neil O'Brien more like this
uin 9332 more like this
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-09-12more like thismore than 2017-09-12
answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting working parents of premature babies and giving their employers the tools that they need to deal with requests for additional time off work and flexible working arrangements.</p><p>The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) published comprehensive guidance for employers on 5 September 2017 to help employers support staff with premature or sick babies. The guidance covers topics from offering financial support to parents paying extra childcare costs to the statutory pay and leave to which employees may be entitled.</p><p>We believe that this will help working families to understand the options available to them, as well as enabling employers to provide the best possible support to their staff at this difficult and stressful time. We will keep this under review.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Stourbridge more like this
answering member printed Margot James more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-09-12T14:38:53.833Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-12T14:38:53.833Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Margot James more like this
tabling member
4679
label Biography information for Neil O'Brien more like this