Pregnant employees are entitled to take 52 weeks’ maternity leave. Parents with babies due on or after 5 April 2015 are 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.
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Although the Employment Rights Bill is still making its way through parliament, there are a number of obligations coming into force this April.
MP says the Employment Rights Bill bolsters maternity rights, without consideration of rights of fathers.
The number of women forced out of work for getting pregnant or taking maternity leave has gone up by 37% since 2016.
From 6 April this year about 60,000 new parents will be able to benefit from a right to neonatal care leave.
Failure to provide a lockable office to nurse led to sex discrimination tribunal ruling.
Employers are taking early action ahead of the introduction of new employment rights legislation, a new study shows.
With new neonatal care entitlements coming into effect in April 2025, Kavitha Sivasubramaniam looks at how employers should prepare
The 2025/26 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have now been published by the government.
E.ON UK wins Family-Friendly Employer of the Year Award 2024.
Employers are offering an average of 18 weeks’ fully paid maternity leave as a day-one right, according to the latest Working Families benchmark figures.
Kemi Badenoch caused a storm by suggesting maternity pay was too high but her misplaced words triggered a useful debate.
Sickness absence during a disciplinary process is the top FAQ in September 2024's top HR questions on Brightmine.
Fewer than one in two (45%) “top tier” UK employers are offering their staff equal amounts of fully paid parental leave.
Deloitte UK announces it is equalising parental leave, the first of the Big Four accounting firms to do so.
