Maternity and Paternity Leave – An International Comparison
Published on: 23/09/2021
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Sherisa Rajah International Employment Lawyer and Director of Global Employment Law and Compliance
Sherisa Rajah International Employment Lawyer and Director of Global Employment Law and Compliance
Sherisa rajah

As a senior international employment lawyer, Sherisa is responsible for global employment law and compliance at Elements Global Services. 

Sherisa specializes in all aspects of employment law, benefits, emigration, employee tax intersections, labour litigation, public procurement, regulatory, corporate governance across sectors and industries. This includes works councils and employee terminations across the regions.

Sherisa is well versed in future of work strategies and various aspects relating to the workforce of the future. She sees technology as a tool to augment the workplace, improve efficiencies and create not only better skilled employment but work - work being a distinct concept from employment in the emerging and already thriving gig economy.

During this international employment law webinar with Elements Global Services, Sherisa Rajah (Vice President, Employment Law & Compliance at Elements Global Services) and Scott Alexander (Head of Learning and Development at Legal Island) will briefly outline relevant UK and Irish rights and reflect on how these compare with other countries, such as New Zealand, USA, South Africa, and more.

What can employers (and policy makers) on these islands learn about other options that might be usefully adopted here? At a time of massive skill shortages do we need improved family-friendly rights and flexibility to recruit and retain a truly diverse and inclusive workforce?

Supporting links can be found on: https://www.legal-island.com/globalassets/pdf-documents/maternity-paternity-rights-across-world.pdf

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 23/09/2021