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.
More than half of mothers have borne the brunt of unfair treatment while pregnant, on maternity leave or upon their return to work.
Popular HR questions in June 2023 include topics such as term-time workers' holiday pay and rights to time off for fertility treatment.
Currys has announced a series of new benefits to support equality, diversity and inclusion, including additional paid gender reassignment leave.
Less than a fifth of UK workers think two weeks paternity is enough and the majority would take longer if they could afford it, new research has found.
The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill and the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill gain Royal Assent.
Businesses are not clear on the proposed changes in proposed laws to protect workers on maternity leave from redundancy.
CIPD research highlights a significant gap in HR support for people experiencing fertility issues at work.
Possible gaps in NHS screening could be leaving pregnant women at risk of perinatal mental illnesses, a Royal College has warned.
What is the entitlement for employees who are off sick on a bank holiday? See this and other top HR questions for April 2023.
The UK government has reportedly decided to radically scale back its plans to scrap or review EU laws by the end of this year.
Research by Pregnant Then Screwed highlights the discrimination faced by women undergoing infertility treatment.
MPs urge the government to reconsider the need for an Employment Bill in the King's Speech.
Nearly two in five UK mothers are unable to return to work because of the cost of childcare.
Almost two-thirds of parents with very young children will return to work thanks to pledges on free childcare, according to a survey by Indeed.
A pregnant worker who was offered fewer shifts and later dismissed has been awarded more than £15,000 for unfair dismissal and discrimination.
