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.
Parents of premature babies could be entitled to one week of paid leave for every week their baby is in hospital.
A third of people believe parental leave should be shared equally, according to a major survey, while only 12% think...
A care assistant who was dismissed has been awarded more than £35,000.
Theresa May could offer fathers 12 weeks’ paid paternity leave as one of her ’legacy’ policies before she leaves office as Prime Minister.
Almost a quarter (23%) of new fathers did not qualify for statutory paid paternity leave last year, either because they...
JPMorgan Chase will pay $5m to settle a discrimination claim filed by a male employee in the US
The Court of Appeal has ruled that employers can enhance maternity pay, while only offering statutory shared parental pay for fathers.
A woman has won a claim of unfair dismissal and discrimination after resigning from her job because of her employer's attitude toward her pregnancy.
The government is accused of dragging its feet over protections for new mothers as a private member's bill is introduced in the House of Commons...
Denmark has some of the most generous parental leave and childcare support schemes in the world. But have these had...
Employers need to do “far more” to protect the health and wellbeing of pregnant staff, with travel commitments and irregular...
The Court of Appeal has heard two cases that consider whether it is discriminatory for employers to enhance maternity pay but not shared parental pay
Returning to work after maternity leave can be a stressful time for a new mother and managers should be alive...
Support for flexible working should be visible from leadership level to help create “human-sized” jobs that enable a greater work-life...
The annual increase to the limits on compensation that can be awarded in an...
