Shared parental leave – an employer’s guide

Fewer than 2% of new dads have benefitted from shared parental leave in the 10 years since it began, according to new research.

The 2025/26 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have now been published by the government.

Employers are offering an average of 18 weeks’ fully paid maternity leave as a day-one right, according to the latest Working Families benchmark figures.

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

Kemi Badenoch caused a storm by suggesting maternity pay was too high but her misplaced words triggered a useful debate.

The government unveils its Next Steps to Make Work Pay alongside the publication of its Employment Rights Bill today.

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.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has updated its pregnancy and maternity protections guidance to reflect new rights for employees.

What do changes to maternity redundancy protections in April 2024 mean for HR?

Chief people officer Claire Douglas-Pennant shares her organisation's approach to supporting returning parents and what employers can learn.

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