In an interview with Times Radio, the Conservative leadership contender and shadow communities secretary appeared to ...

At the moment, statutory maternity pay is available to new mothers for up to 39 weeks and it works out as 90% of the mother’s average weekly earnings before tax for the first six weeks ...

From 6 April this year, about 60,000 new parents will be able to benefit from a right to neonatal care leave.

Fashion retailer Penneys will top up statutory maternity pay for the first time as part of a new range of family benefits for its workforce, it said on Friday. Maternity, paternity, adoption and ...

When it comes to overall maternity pay, the UK ranks fairly poorly compared to other countries. Although mothers get more leave with some pay, the average payment rate is much lower than in other ...

A new study found women who take longer parental leaves may face penalties like lower pay and limited promotion opportunities ...

Based on statutory pay built up over six months of maternity leave, a woman living in the UK earning £15,000 a year would receive £2,458. First-time prospective mothers earning the equivalent in ...

Parents of babies who require neonatal care will have a right to up to twelve weeks of leave and pay under the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act ...

The Employment Rights Bill, which was published in October 2024 , introduced a number of impactful changes to the employment law landscape.

“Maternity pay varies, depending on who you work for, but statutory maternity pay is a function of tax; tax comes from people who are working. We’re taking from one group of people and giving ...