The Department for Enterprise has issued guidance on employment law changes due to take effect from April 1, but it’s not all milk and honey.
To help with the rollout, the Manx Industrial Relations Service will be offering training sessions on these updates.
From April 1, a number of changes to employment rights are being introduced which include a written statement of employment particulars on day one of employment.
In addition, workers must be given time off work for partners to attend ante natal appointments, to attend adoption appointments and to care for dependants.
However
Because there is always a however with these things.
While the partner of a pregnant woman will be entitled to time off on two occasions, on each occasion up to six and a half hours, the right is to time off without pay.
Furthermore, an employee adopting a child on his or her own will be entitled to paid time off to attend five appointments.
An employee adopting a child or children with another person may elect for one of them to take paid time off to attend up to five appointments, while the other may take unpaid time off to attend up to two appointments.
The maximum time off for those appointments is six and a half hours.
Furthermore, an employee will have a right to time off work to deal with an emergency involving a dependant. The right is for a reasonable amount of time for the situation.
There is no right to pay for this time off.
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