Shared parental leave
In April 2015, shared parental leave and pay was made available to parents, allowing 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.
Senior partner criticises high pay for new lawyers
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Calls to extend parental leave during Covid-19 rejected
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Take-up of shared parental leave still ‘exceptionally low’
Although the use of shared parental leave increased by 23 percentage points last year only 13,100 couples applied to use the scheme.
Top UK employers urged to disclose parental leave and pay
Employers warned they could lose out on the best talent if they do not include transparency over family friendly working arrangements.
Furlough: parental pay to be calculated on usual earnings
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Four in 10 dads can’t afford shared parental leave
Five years after its introduction, the number of fathers claiming shared parental leave has increased by over two thirds since...
April 2020 employment law changes: eight tasks for HR
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Quarter of women leave for another employer after career break
A quarter of mothers do not return to the same employer after maternity leave because they feel the organisation’s practices...
Shared parental pay case refused Supreme Court appeal
A highly anticipated case to test whether it is discriminatory for employers to enhance maternity pay while not doing the...
Prepare for surge in shared parental leave requests, law firm urges
Almost two-fifths of employees who plan to have children in the future expect to take shared parental leave – a...
Family-friendly rights: what to look out for in 2020 and beyond
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