Shared parental leave
Shared parental leave and pay is available to parents of babies due on or after 5 April 2015 and allows eligible women to curtail their right to maternity leave to enable their partner to take shared parental leave. Eligible parents can share 50 weeks' leave and 37 weeks' pay. Similar rules will apply for adoptive parents.
This pages list all content on shared parental leave in date order. Our employer's guide to shared parental leave features selected content to help employers manage the regulations and help make key decisions around enhancing pay and dealing with requests for discontinuous leave.
Employment regs: what happened to the ones that got away?
Keeping on top of employment law developments can feel like a full-time job for HR professionals, but that’s just the...
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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Employers urged to publicise shared parental leave policies
Organisations with 250 staff or more are being urged to publish their shared parental leave policies on their websites to...
So… can employers enhance maternity pay but not shared parental pay?
Recent tribunal decisions have provided some guidance on the legalities of offering enhanced maternity but not enhanced shared parental pay....
Jeremy Hunt vows to close NHS doctors gender pay gap
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has launched a review into how NHS doctors are paid in a bid to close the...
Male employee on shared parental pay not directly discriminated against, rules EAT
It is not direct sex discrimination to offer men on shared parental leave statutory pay while at the same time...
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...
Father refused enhanced shared parental pay was not discriminated against, says EAT
It is not discriminatory to refuse a new father enhanced pay while on shared parental leave where women are given...
The top 10 questions March 2018: Holiday entitlement and GDPR requirements
The Easter bank holidays inevitably raise questions for employers about employees’ entitlement to time off, pay or pay in lieu....
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...
Government launches shared parental leave campaign after just 2% take-up
The Government has launched a campaign to promote shared parental...
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...
Taylor review: Government pledges to enforce day-one rights for workers
The Government has vowed to enforce workers’ rights from their first day in a job, in response to the recommendations...
Eight employment law cases that will shape 2018
We round up eight significant employment law decisions expected in 2018, with cases due on employment status in the gig...
