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Maternity and paternity

Pregnant employees are entitled to take 52 weeks’ maternity leave. Pregnant employees’ partners are entitled to take two weeks’ ordinary paternity leave provided that they have the required continuous service.

New parents are also entitled to take shared parental leave. Shared parental leave enables mothers to commit to ending their maternity leave and pay at a future date, and to share the untaken balance of leave and pay as shared parental leave and pay with their partner.


    • Discontinuous shared parental leave
    • Shared parental leave
    • Maternity

    Sharp rise in firms offering enhanced parental leave packages

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Aug 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Aug 2022

    Employers are more than twice as likely (102%) to offer enhanced parental leave packages compared with last year, analysis has shown.

    • Shared parental leave
    • Flexible working

    Supporting workers with childcare throughout the summer holidays

    by Vicky Walker 9 Aug 2022
    by Vicky Walker 9 Aug 2022

    Employers need to be particularly sympathetic to flexible working requests over summer as parents balance child care and work responsibilities

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    • Paternity

    EU member states to make carer work-life balance measures law

    by Zoe Wickens 5 Aug 2022
    by Zoe Wickens 5 Aug 2022

    EU member states must apply rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers by transposing the Work-Life Balance Directive into law.

    • Neonatal leave
    • Shared parental leave
    • Maternity

    Paid neonatal leave bill receives government backing

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jul 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jul 2022

    The government has approved a law offering paid neonatal leave for parents of babies who require additional care after birth.

    • Settlement agreements
    • Sexual harassment
    • Neonatal leave

    Employment law changes for 2022 and beyond: update for HR

    by Stephen Simpson 1 Jul 2022
    by Stephen Simpson 1 Jul 2022

    The midpoint of 2022 is a good time for HR professionals to take stock of the many employment law proposals in the pipeline.

    • Adoption
    • Neonatal leave
    • Maternity

    Bill promising neonatal leave and pay presented to MPs

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jun 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jun 2022

    A bill to establish extended paid leave for parents of premature and sick babies will be introduced to parliament today....

    • Enhanced pay
    • Shared parental leave
    • Maternity

    Equal parental leave at Aviva blooms

    by Jo Faragher 10 Jun 2022
    by Jo Faragher 10 Jun 2022

    Insurance company Aviva has reported continued high take-up of its equal parental leave policy – a benefit that has now...

    • Reproductive health
    • Adoption
    • Infertility

    How Wickes and Peppy opened up conversations about ‘taboo’ health issues

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Jun 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Jun 2022

    Wickes and Peppy won Overall Winner at the Personnel Today Awards 2021, for their work in supporting employees with their parental journeys.

    • Maternity
    • Latest News
    • Pregnancy and maternity discrimination

    Maternity leave: Cost of living crisis highlights need for support

    by Sarah King 25 May 2022
    by Sarah King 25 May 2022

    Those on maternity leave may worry about the rising cost of living. How can HR help?

    • Reproductive health
    • Sickness absence management
    • Menopause

    Grants scheme set up to support women’s health in the workplace

    by Nic Paton 16 May 2022
    by Nic Paton 16 May 2022

    Organisations are being encouraged to bid for government-backed grants to set up schemes to support women’s health in the workplace.

    • Zero hours
    • Neonatal leave
    • Gig economy

    Queen’s Speech: absence of employment bill leaves organisations in limbo

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 May 2022

    The government has been accused of breaking its promises to improve workers’ rights, as the employment bill was excluded from...

    • Infertility
    • Maternity
    • Latest News

    MP seeks legal protections for employees undergoing fertility treatment

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 May 2022

    Employees undergoing fertility treatment could be given new legal protections against discrimination under an MP's plans.

    • Maternity
    • Latest News
    • Pregnancy and maternity discrimination

    Woman wins £15k payout following director’s treatment during pregnancy

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 May 2022

    An employee who was threatened with dismissal after revealing she was pregnant has been awarded a £15k pay out for pregnancy and maternity discrimination.

    • Maternity
    • Sickness absence management
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    OH urged to be aware of abortion consultations rule change

    by Nic Paton 8 Apr 2022
    by Nic Paton 8 Apr 2022

    Employers and OH practitioners have been urged to be aware of the latest amendments to the 1967 Abortion Act, which was updated in parliament last week.

    • Northern Ireland
    • Parental bereavement leave
    • Bereavement

    Parental bereavement leave in Northern Ireland from 6 April

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Apr 2022

    Parents in Northern Ireland who suffer a stillbirth or the death of a child will soon be entitled to two weeks’ paid bereavement leave.

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