My ref: EO/3
4th June 2015
Circular No. NP/104/15
TO: THE SECRETARY
ALL BRANCHES & REGIONAL COUNCILS
Dear Colleague,
TUC LEAFLETS FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS AND PARENTS HAVING A CHILD THROUGH SURROGACY
Please note that two new Know Your Rights booklets are now available on the TUC website:
- Time off and pay for adoptive parents – covering rights to time off to attend adoption appointments, adoption leave and pay, paternity leave and pay, SPL, unpaid parental leave, flexible working and time off for emergencies https://www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/KYR_AdoptiveParents.pdf
- Time off and pay for parents having a child through surrogacy – covering rights to time off to attend ante-natal appointments, rights to adoption leave and pay, paternity leave and pay, SPL, unpaid parental leave, flexible working and time off for emergencies https://www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/KYR_Surrogacy.pdf
Both booklets also cover rights for parents in same-sex relationships to equal treatment.
Please contact our Equal Opportunities Officer, Jess Webb (j.webb@rmt.org.uk) with any queries.
Yours sincerely,
Mick Cash
General Secretary