Shared parental leave – an employer’s guide

The government has published the proposed statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay, parental bereavement...

Senior partner at Pinsent Masons Richard Foley says six-figure salaries for newly qualified lawyers are unsustainable.

What stereotypes need to be broken down before working mothers can achieve a level playing field?

Approximately 2.6 million parents feel they have been treated less fairly at work because of their childcare responsibilities since the...

As we prepare to celebrate the Personnel Today Awards in November, it’s time to showcase those organisations that made the...

Ten years ago, the Equality Act 2010 consolidated discrimination laws into a single piece of legislation. We highlight 10 key...

Calls to extend parental leave and pay for families because of the Covid-19 pandemic have been rejected by the government,...

Although the use of shared parental leave increased by 23 percentage points last year only 13,100 couples applied to use the scheme.

Employers warned they could lose out on the best talent if they do not include transparency over family friendly working arrangements.

Furloughed workers taking parental or adoption leave will receive parental or adoption pay based on their usual earnings, not the...

Five years after its introduction, the number of fathers claiming shared parental leave has increased by over two thirds since...

Each April, HR professionals must ensure that their organisation complies with the latest round of amended employment laws and deadlines....

A quarter of mothers do not return to the same employer after maternity leave because they feel the organisation’s practices...

A highly anticipated case to test whether it is discriminatory for employers to enhance maternity pay while not doing the...

Almost two-fifths of employees who plan to have children in the future expect to take shared parental leave – a...