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.
Most of the reduction in the gender pay gap over the past 25 years is down to a sharp increase...
More than a third of pregnant women fear losing their jobs over Covid safety concerns, according to a survey.
Maternity...
The government has published the proposed statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay, parental bereavement...
Six in 10 parents or expectant parents would switch jobs for better parental leave, a survey by Virgin Money has...
Last week saw Equal Pay Day – the day when women effectively stop earning due to their pay gap with...
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme was awarded the Family-Friendly Employer of the Year title at the 2021 Personnel Today Awards.
TUC and Mother Pukka survey finds 50% of working mothers have experienced their employer rejecting or only accepting part of their flexible working request.
Royds Withy King has launched a new pregnancy loss policy that offers two weeks’ paid leave following pregnancy loss before 24 weeks.
Joeli Brearley, founder of charity and campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed, will be delivering the closing keynote speech about the ...
Being a family-friendly employer that goes beyond the statutory provisions can bring a host of benefits, including improving recruitment and...
The number of jobs offering generous and extended parental leave has incresed, according to Indeed.
Labour MP Stella Creasy is threatening to take legal action against the body that regulates MP’s pay and expenses after...
NHS England is rolling out a network of pelvic health clinics to improve support for pregnant women and new mothers.
John Lewis Partnership has unveiled a raft of family-friendly benefits and policies to improve inclusion.
Law firm Kingsley Napley has formalised a policy that offers paid time off work to all staff affected by pregnancy loss.
