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Hodgkinsons Solicitors
"The Bracings"
7 Heath Road
Skegness
Lincolnshire
PE25 3ST

Tel. 0800 9883303
Fax. 01754 897199

Email. info@hodgkinsons.co.uk
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Tim Miller, Soliticor

Tim Miller, Solicitor

Employment

Tim is the Firm's Senior Partner and has over thirty years experience as a qualified solicitor. He is head of the Firm's Matrimonial and Civil Litigation Departments.

Tim specializes in Family work and Employment Law and predominantly handles cases of high complexity and value. He also conducts cases of a general litigation nature including contractual disputes, boundary disputes and contested Wills.

Tim has had notable successes in matters involving Firearms Licenses and is one of very few Solicitors in Lincolnshire with expertise in this field.

Maternity & Paternity

The law expressly prohibits employers from discriminating against pregnant women and employees who plan to exercise their right to maternity and paternity entitlement benefits.

All female employees are eligible for maternity leave regardless of status and cannot be dismissed on grounds of pregnancy or childbirth. The right to return to the workplace after extended maternity leave is guaranteed. Pregnancy cannot be used as a reason to select an employee for redundancy.

There are a variety of actions that can amount to maternity leave discrimination including :
  • Being sidelined as a result of your pregnancy
  • Requests for flexible working refused without reason or explanation
  • Redundancy (where you are selected on the grounds of your pregnancy)
  • Restructuring during your maternity leave absence
  • Failure to carry out health and safety risk assessments
Similarly, the law allows fathers two weeks of paid paternity leave for all newborn children and the right to apply for unpaid parental leave of up to thirteen weeks per child under the age of five.

If you are pregnant and employed you have maternity leave rights. If you feel that you are suffering or have suffered discrimination as a result of your maternity, we will give you our expert opinion and provide you with a list of the options available to you.