Paternity
Pregnant employees’ partners are entitled to take two weeks’ ordinary paternity leave provided that they have the required continuous service.
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.
Fathers ‘more likely to seek mental health support than mothers’
Fathers are four times more likely to seek mental health support than mothers, according to an online support service for...
Shared parental pay case refused Supreme Court appeal
A highly anticipated case to test whether it is discriminatory for employers to enhance maternity pay while not doing the...
Prepare for surge in shared parental leave requests, law firm urges
Almost two-fifths of employees who plan to have children in the future expect to take shared parental leave – a...
Family-friendly rights: what to look out for in 2020 and beyond
Brexit seemed to put the brakes on progress for family-friendly rights last year, but 2020 and beyond could see some...
April 2020 statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay rates published
The government has published the proposed statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick...
Only 15 FTSE 250 firms publicise parental leave policies
Only 15 of the organisations in the FTSE 250 are telling job candidates how much paid leave they could expect...
Standard Life Aberdeen offers nine months’ fully paid leave for all new parents
Standard Life Aberdeen will offer nine months’ fully paid leave from January.
Jersey to offer 52 weeks’ parental leave to all parents
New parents in Jersey will be offered up to 52 weeks’ leave in new legislation that has been described as...
Employment law changes: 10 proposals in the pipeline for HR
Amid all the political turmoil in July, employers will be forgiven for missing a flurry of proposed new employment laws...
Paid leave proposed for parents of premature babies
Parents of premature babies could be entitled to one week of paid leave for every week their baby is in hospital.
Theresa May considers 12 weeks’ paid paternity policy
Theresa May could offer fathers 12 weeks’ paid paternity leave as one of her ’legacy’ policies before she leaves office as Prime Minister.
One in four dads miss out on paid paternity leave
Almost a quarter (23%) of new fathers did not qualify for statutory paid paternity leave last year, either because they...
JPMorgan Chase settles US paternity leave case for $5m
JPMorgan Chase will pay $5m to settle a discrimination claim filed by a male employee in the US
Employers can enhance maternity pay and not shared parental pay
The Court of Appeal has ruled that employers can enhance maternity pay, while only offering statutory shared parental pay for fathers.
What can be learned from Denmark’s parental leave and childcare policies?
Denmark has some of the most generous parental leave and childcare support schemes in the world. But have these had...
