Maternity & Paternity

Uber to give drivers medical cover, sick pay and other benefits

Uber is to introduce numerous protections for its drivers through a new insurance scheme, including sick pay and maternity and...

The proportion of working-age mothers in paid work increased by almost 50% over four decades, according to the Institute of...

The introduction of gender pay gap reporting has shifted the onus of responsibility for solving the gender pay gap to...

One of the key messages employers are hearing on the new data protection rules under the General Data Protection Regulation...

Recent research showing how women and men continue to struggle to achieve the right balance between their work and family...

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

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

One quarter (24%) of women on maternity leave are not offered the same training opportunities as their colleagues, according to...

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....

Financial barriers are preventing new fathers from taking shared parental leave, with half of prospective fathers admitting that they are...

Policies designed to help fathers in the workplace need reforming if Government is to meet the needs of 21st century...

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