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.
Statutory maternity, paternity and adoption pay are only available to employees with six months’ service. This is dissuading prospective parents from changing jobs.
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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme was awarded the Family-Friendly Employer of the Year title at the 2021 Personnel Today Awards.
Royds Withy King has launched a new pregnancy loss policy that offers two weeks’ paid leave following pregnancy loss before 24 weeks.
The low rate of statutory paternity pay has deterred fathers from taking time off during the pandemic, a law firm has claimed.
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The number of jobs offering generous and extended parental leave has incresed, according to Indeed.
John Lewis Partnership has unveiled a raft of family-friendly benefits and policies to improve inclusion.
Law firm Kingsley Napley has formalised a policy that offers paid time off work to all staff affected by pregnancy loss.
Almost two-thirds of organisations offer enhanced maternity pay and most offer paternity pay that is more generous than statutory requirements.
