Shared parental leave

The Government has published the statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay...

Insurance company Aviva has announced that all employees – regardless of gender, sexual orientation or how they became a parent ...

A charity has called for greater legal protections for new mothers, claiming the Government has failed to act on the...

A report published today by Acas calls for more flexible working for parents returning to work after parental leave as...

All jobs should be advertised as available for flexible working and fathers should receive ‘use it or lose it’ parental...

The decision by the Supreme Court that the employment tribunal fees system is unlawful may be one of the most...

With a temperature of 34.5°C recorded at Heathrow, 21 June 2017 was Britain’s hottest June day for 40 years.
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Shared parental leave has been in the press again of late, with a new father winning a sex discrimination claim...

Whether or not to enhance pay during maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave is a perennial dilemma for employers....

Darren Newman asks if an employment tribunal was correct to hold that it was...

As campaigning draws to a close, we run down the policies that would most influence the employment landscape

A father whose wife was advised to return to work to combat post-natal depression has won a sex discrimination claim...

Despite the introduction of shared parental leave, employers have been slow to enhance fathers’ rights at work. John Smith, a...

Theresa May launched the Conservative Party’s 2017 election manifesto today, and for HR and employers there are no big surprises....

The Liberal Democrat Party’s official manifesto has been released today and includes a raft of proposals around employment rights, equality...