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.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme was awarded the Family-Friendly Employer of the Year title at the 2021 Personnel Today Awards.
The UK’s gender pay gap has continued its downward trend but the pay penalty experienced by women over 40 perseveres,...
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has written to the US Congress calling for paid leave for parents to be written...
TUC and Mother Pukka survey finds 50% of working mothers have experienced their employer rejecting or only accepting part of their flexible working request.
Businesses failing to be transparent over family-friendly working policies include Aldi, American Express, Boots, Channel 4, Huawei, Penguin Random House, and Tesla.
The John Lewis Partnership has paid bonuses to senior managers despite not paying its partnership bonus for the first time in nearly 70 years.
Royds Withy King has launched a new pregnancy loss policy that offers two weeks’ paid leave following pregnancy loss before 24 weeks.
A Labour government would give all workers protections against unfair dismissal from their first day in employment, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.
Joeli Brearley, founder of charity and campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed, will be delivering the closing keynote speech about the ...
Sinead Allchurch, HR director at social media and entertainment publisher LADbible Group, will be participating in a panel talk about...
The low rate of statutory paternity pay has deterred fathers from taking time off during the pandemic, a law firm has claimed.
Parental policies have evolved considerably in recent years. But what about supporting staff through infertility?
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...
