Shared parental leave

The 2023/24 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have been set by the Department for Work and Pensions.

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

Fewer employers are promoting support for working parents new research has found, revealing a trend that could be damaging for the career prospects of many women. 

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

Employers are more than twice as likely (102%) to offer enhanced parental leave packages compared with last year, analysis has shown.

Employers need to be particularly sympathetic to flexible working requests over summer as parents balance child care and work responsibilities

The government has approved a law offering paid neonatal leave for parents of babies who require additional care after birth.

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

Statutory maternity, paternity and adoption pay are only available to employees with six months’ service. This is dissuading prospective parents from changing jobs.

Saga has announced it will offer grandparents a week of paid time off to celebrate the birth of their grandchildren....

Six in 10 parents or expectant parents would switch jobs for better parental leave, a survey by Virgin Money has...

Last week saw Equal Pay Day – the day when women effectively stop earning due to their pay gap with...

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.

The number of jobs offering generous and extended parental leave has incresed, according to Indeed.