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.
Are employers doing enough to help mothers back to work? Some companies are using crib cams to let staff keep an eye on their babies while they are at work, says Roisin Woolnough.