Enhanced pay

BNP Paribas signs a new agreement with international trade union federation UNI Global Union which strengthens the rights of its employees.

Fewer than one in two (45%) “top tier” UK employers are offering their staff equal amounts of fully paid parental leave. 

Deloitte UK announces it is equalising parental leave, the first of the Big Four accounting firms to do so.

More than 2.5 million women working in the private sector are missing out on enhanced maternity pay, according to data from Brightmine.

There were almost 25,000 claims for shared parental leave last year, a record number since the right was introduced in...

The Labour government has said that it will remove the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims, and there is a new code of practice for dismissing and re-engaging employees.

Google has announced a range of enhanced family-friendly and fertility benefits for its UK workforce.

Last month's most popular FAQs include questions on witness statements, bank holidays and sickness absence.

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

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

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme was awarded the Family-Friendly Employer of the Year title at the 2021 Personnel Today Awards.

The John Lewis Partnership has paid bonuses to senior managers despite not paying its partnership bonus for the first time in nearly 70 years.

Almost two-thirds of organisations offer enhanced maternity pay and most offer paternity pay that is more generous than statutory requirements.

Campaigners call on government to scrap shared parental leave in favour of meaningful reform that tackles childcare inequality.

Senior partner at Pinsent Masons Richard Foley says six-figure salaries for newly qualified lawyers are unsustainable.