Department of Employment and Learning Orders
Name of Order
Brief Summary of the Order
Provides rights for fathers and adoptive parents to paid time off around the time of the birth of a child or when a child is placed for adoption; improves maternity rights and places a duty on employers to consider seriously requests for flexible working hours from parents of young children.
Date Draft Order Laid
28 October 2002
House of Commons
Delegated Legislation Standing Committee
4 November 2002
Approved by Commons
5 November 2002
Lords
6 November 2002
Order Made at Meeting of Privy Council
20 November 2002
