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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.


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    • Gender pay gap

    Increasing paternity leave would shrink gender pay gap

    by Jo Faragher 15 Jun 2023
    by Jo Faragher 15 Jun 2023

    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.

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    Neonatal leave and parents’ redundancy protection bills become law

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 May 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 May 2023

    The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill and the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill gain Royal Assent.

    • Childcare
    • Maternity
    • Paternity

    Lack of affordable childcare forcing UK women out of work

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Mar 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Mar 2023

    A lack of affordable childcare in the UK is forcing women out of work and hampering career progression.

    • Adoption
    • Parental bereavement leave
    • Shared parental leave

    Statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay rates to increase 10% in 2023

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Dec 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Dec 2022

    The 2023/24 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have been set by the Department for Work and Pensions.

    • Maternity
    • Paternity
    • Latest News

    Fifth of employees unsupported following baby loss

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Oct 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Oct 2022

    A CIPD survey finds a gap in the support offered to employees who suffer baby or pregnancy loss.

    • Maternity
    • Paternity
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    Almost half of parents want better paternity leave

    by Jo Faragher 5 Oct 2022
    by Jo Faragher 5 Oct 2022

    Almost half of UK parents are dissatisfied with their employer’s paternity leave packages, according to a study.

    • Maternity
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    • Latest News

    Why flexible working law fails new parents

    by Anthony Purvis 2 Sep 2022
    by Anthony Purvis 2 Sep 2022

    The government is yet to respond to its consultation on flexible working. Anthony Purvis looks at existing legislation and what...

    • Enhanced pay
    • Shared parental leave
    • Maternity

    Half of employers support extending paternity leave and pay

    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Aug 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Aug 2022

    Some 46% of employers support extending statutory paternity/partner leave and pay, according to CIPD research.

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    • Shared parental leave

    Sharp rise in firms offering enhanced parental leave packages

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Aug 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Aug 2022

    Employers are more than twice as likely (102%) to offer enhanced parental leave packages compared with last year, analysis has shown.

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    • Paternity

    EU member states to make carer work-life balance measures law

    by Zoe Wickens 5 Aug 2022
    by Zoe Wickens 5 Aug 2022

    EU member states must apply rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers by transposing the Work-Life Balance Directive into law.

    • Neonatal leave
    • Shared parental leave
    • Maternity

    Paid neonatal leave bill receives government backing

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jul 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jul 2022

    The government has approved a law offering paid neonatal leave for parents of babies who require additional care after birth.

    • Adoption
    • Neonatal leave
    • Maternity

    Bill promising neonatal leave and pay presented to MPs

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jun 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jun 2022

    A bill to establish extended paid leave for parents of premature and sick babies will be introduced to parliament today....

    • Enhanced pay
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    Equal parental leave at Aviva blooms

    by Jo Faragher 10 Jun 2022
    by Jo Faragher 10 Jun 2022

    Insurance company Aviva has reported continued high take-up of its equal parental leave policy – a benefit that has now...

    • Adoption
    • Infertility
    • Maternity

    How Wickes and Peppy opened up conversations about ‘taboo’ health issues

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Jun 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Jun 2022

    Wickes and Peppy won Overall Winner at the Personnel Today Awards 2021, for their work in supporting employees with their parental journeys.

    • Infertility
    • Employment law
    • Maternity

    MP seeks legal protections for employees undergoing fertility treatment

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 May 2022

    Employees undergoing fertility treatment could be given new legal protections against discrimination under an MP's plans.

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