Enhanced pay
Senior partner criticises high pay for new lawyers
Senior partner at Pinsent Masons Richard Foley says six-figure salaries for newly qualified lawyers are unsustainable.
Covid-19: One in five parents treated unfairly at work
Approximately 2.6 million parents feel they have been treated less fairly at work because of their childcare responsibilities since the...
Ten years of the Equality Act 2010: key cases for employers
Ten years ago, the Equality Act 2010 consolidated discrimination laws into a single piece of legislation. We highlight 10 key...
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...
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...
Family-friendly rights: what to look out for in 2020 and beyond
Brexit seemed to put the brakes on progress for family-friendly rights last year, but 2020 and beyond could see some...
The 10 most important employment law cases in 2019
We round up the most significant cases of the year including legal judgments on CCTV, restrictive covenants, enhancing shared parental leave, collective bargaining and more...
Standard Life Aberdeen offers nine months’ fully paid leave for all new parents
Standard Life Aberdeen will offer nine months’ fully paid leave from January.
JPMorgan Chase settles US paternity leave case for $5m
JPMorgan Chase will pay $5m to settle a discrimination claim filed by a male employee in the US
Employers can enhance maternity pay and not shared parental pay
The Court of Appeal has ruled that employers can enhance maternity pay, while only offering statutory shared parental pay for fathers.
Appeal court hears parental pay discrimination claims
The Court of Appeal has heard two cases that consider whether it is discriminatory for employers to enhance maternity pay but not shared parental pay
Shared parental leave and pay – equalising opportunities?
With reports citing that only 1% of those eligible took a period of shared parental leave in 2018 it is...
Why it’s time to compel all employers to publish parental policies
Recent research claimed that top employers’ parental policies are “invisible”, and a number have now publicly committed to publishing their...
Diageo announces six months’ paid parental leave
Drinks giant Diageo has announced a new policy to offer men and women 52 weeks’ parental leave with the first...
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