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.
JPMorgan Chase will pay $5m to settle a discrimination claim filed by a male employee in the US
The Court of Appeal has ruled that employers can enhance maternity pay, while only offering statutory shared parental pay for fathers.
Denmark has some of the most generous parental leave and childcare support schemes in the world. But have these had...
Support for flexible working should be visible from leadership level to help create “human-sized” jobs that enable a greater work-life...
With reports citing that only 1% of those eligible took a period of shared parental leave in 2018 it is...
Recent research claimed that top employers’ parental policies are “invisible”, and a number have now publicly committed to publishing their...
Shared parental leave is unaffordable for most working families and should be overhauled, according to the TUC.
Shared parental leave...
Drinks giant Diageo has announced a new policy to offer men and women 52 weeks’ parental leave with the first...
Mobile network O2 has increased paid paternity leave for all permanent staff to 14 weeks, which it claimed is among...
A number of employers including Asos, IBM, Lidl and Facebook are completely ‘invisible’ when it comes to publicising their support...
On International Women’s Day, Lauren Touré looks at how encouraging men to share parental responsibilities can have a profound effect on female career progression.
The government is exploring the possibility of a new law requiring employers with more than 250 employees to publish details...
Ten major employers have agreed to publish their parental leave and pay policies online.
Parental leave and pay
Maternity and...
UCL research suggests that shared parental leave is failing, with financial implications and strict eligibility creating barriers...
The number of new fathers taking paternity leave fell for the first time in five years last year, while almost...
