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.
It is not direct sex discrimination to offer men on shared parental leave statutory pay while at the same time...
The proportion of working-age mothers in paid work increased by almost 50% over four decades, according to the Institute of...
Financial barriers are preventing new fathers from taking shared parental leave, with half of prospective fathers admitting that they are...
It is not discriminatory to refuse a new father enhanced pay while on shared parental leave where women are given...
The Easter bank holidays inevitably raise questions for employers about employees’ entitlement to time off, pay or pay in lieu....
April is always a busy time of year for HR, with new and amended employment laws taking effect. In April 2018, large employers face their first gender pay...
Policies designed to help fathers in the workplace need reforming if Government is to meet the needs of 21st century...
The introduction of gender pay gap reporting has shifted the onus of responsibility for solving the gender pay gap to...
One of the key messages employers are hearing on the new data protection rules under the General Data Protection Regulation...
The Government has launched a campaign to promote shared parental...
Recent research showing how women and men continue to struggle to achieve the right balance between their work and family...
Couriers delivering emergency blood supplies have won full employment rights in an out-of-court settlement with pathology company The Doctors Laboratory...
The Government has vowed to enforce workers’ rights from their first day in a job, in response to the recommendations...
The law should be strengthened to protect women from sexual harassment by third parties, as well as colleagues, a gender...
A London council is to offer extra maternity and paternity leave to all staff who become parents to premature babies....
