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.
Last month's most popular FAQs include questions on witness statements, bank holidays and sickness absence.
It's time for employers to step up and do more to tackle entrenched gender health inequality.
A CIPD survey finds a gap in the support offered to employees who suffer baby or pregnancy loss.
Almost half of UK parents are dissatisfied with their employer’s paternity leave packages, according to a study.
Fewer employers are promoting support for working parents new research has found, revealing a trend that could be damaging for the career prospects of many women.Â
The government is yet to respond to its consultation on flexible working. Anthony Purvis looks at existing legislation and what...
Glasgow City Council has announced it will start offering paid leave to employees who miscarry.
Some 46% of employers support extending statutory paternity/partner leave and pay, according to CIPD research.
Employers are more than twice as likely (102%) to offer enhanced parental leave packages compared with last year, analysis has shown.
Employers need to be particularly sympathetic to flexible working requests over summer as parents balance child care and work responsibilities
EU member states must apply rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers by transposing the Work-Life Balance Directive into law.
The government has approved a law offering paid neonatal leave for parents of babies who require additional care after birth.
The midpoint of 2022 is a good time for HR professionals to take stock of the many employment law proposals in the pipeline.
A bill to establish extended paid leave for parents of premature and sick babies will be introduced to parliament today....
Insurance company Aviva has reported continued high take-up of its equal parental leave policy – a benefit that has now...
