Shared parental leave and pay 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 apply for adoptive parents.
Denmark has some of the most generous parental leave and childcare support schemes in the world. But have these had...
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
Support for flexible working should be visible from leadership level to help create “human-sized” jobs that enable a greater work-life...
Large organisations should be forced to publish retention rates for new mothers returning to the workplace in order to tackle...
With reports citing that only 1% of those eligible took a period of shared parental leave in 2018 it is...
Recent research claimed that top employers’ parental policies are “invisible”, and a number have now publicly committed to publishing their...
Shared parental leave is unaffordable for most working families and should be overhauled, according to the TUC.
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Drinks giant Diageo has announced a new policy to offer men and women 52 weeks’ parental leave with the first...
A number of employers including Asos, IBM, Lidl and Facebook are completely ‘invisible’ when it comes to publicising their support...
LinkedIn has claimed to have revealed evidence of a “disconnect” between employers and employees over the issue of flexible work, as most working parents feel their employers are not fully open about their parental policies.
On International Women’s Day, Lauren Touré looks at how encouraging men to share parental responsibilities can have a profound effect on female career progression.
The government is exploring the possibility of a new law requiring employers with more than 250 employees to publish details...
Ten major employers have agreed to publish their parental leave and pay policies online.
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The charity Working Families has published a list of the UK’s most family-friendly workplaces.
The top ten employers include banks,...
UCL research suggests that shared parental leave is failing, with financial implications and strict eligibility creating barriers...
