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.
Shared parental leave: removing financial barriers could encourage uptake
UCL research suggests that shared parental leave is failing, with financial implications and strict eligibility creating barriers...
Paternity leave uptake falls for first time in five years
The number of new fathers taking paternity leave fell for the first time in five years last year, while almost...
A quarter of new fathers unable to claim statutory paternity pay
One in four (23%) men who became a father last year were not eligible to receive statutory paternity pay.
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Uber to give drivers medical cover, sick pay and other benefits
Uber is to introduce numerous protections for its drivers through a new insurance scheme, including sick pay and maternity and...
Financial concerns put fathers off shared parental leave
Financial barriers are preventing new fathers from taking shared parental leave, with half of prospective fathers admitting that they are...
Working fathers failed by Government policy
Policies designed to help fathers in the workplace need reforming if Government is to meet the needs of 21st century...
Why fatherhood holds the key to solving the gender pay gap
The introduction of gender pay gap reporting has shifted the onus of responsibility for solving the gender pay gap to...
Why supporting all carers benefits men, women and business
Recent research showing how women and men continue to struggle to achieve the right balance between their work and family...
New statutory pay rates for maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, adoption and sickness
The Government has published the statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay...
Pregnant women and new mothers need more legal protection
A charity has called for greater legal protections for new mothers, claiming the Government has failed to act on the...
Family-friendly rights: a whistle-stop tour
Shared parental leave has been in the press again of late, with a new father winning a sex discrimination claim...
Enhancing family-friendly pay: pros and cons for employers
Whether or not to enhance pay during maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave is a perennial dilemma for employers....
Shared parental pay: father wins sex discrimination case
A father whose wife was advised to return to work to combat post-natal depression has won a sex discrimination claim...
Are fathers’ rights at work working?
Despite the introduction of shared parental leave, employers have been slow to enhance fathers’ rights at work. John Smith, a...
Labour manifesto 2017: what employers need to know
The Labour Party’s official manifesto has been released today and includes some of the most radical changes to employment legislation...
