Family-friendly rights and support
Updated to reflect the new right for employees to take neonatal care leave and pay for babies born on or after 6 April 2025.
The percentage of statutory maternity and other family-related pay that small employers can recoup from HM Revenue and Customs increases from 103% to 108.5%.
Employers across England, Wales and Scotland must be ready for the new right to neonatal care leave, which is available to parents of children born on or after 6 April 2025. To help HR professionals cut through the complexities we explain the legal entitlement in four of the most likely scenarios where a parent gets additional time off because their child requires neonatal care.
Jo Broadbent, counsel knowledge lawyer at Hogan Lovells, and Brightmine senior legal editor Laura Merrylees discuss the new right to neonatal care leave and look at likely forthcoming changes to family-friendly employment rights in the Employment Rights Bill.
Line manager training guide explaining the statutory right to neonatal care leave and how line managers can support employees who take this type of leave.
A quiz for line managers to test their knowledge on neonatal care leave.
Updated to reflect the increase in the rate of statutory shared parental pay for pay weeks commencing on or after 6 April 2025.
Updated to reflect the increase in the rate of statutory paternity pay for pay weeks commencing on or after 6 April 2025.
Enhanced to include information on paternity and parental leave and pay in Malaysia, Portugal and South Korea.
Updated to reflect the increase in the rate of statutory maternity pay for pay weeks commencing on or after 6 April 2025.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to family-friendly rights and support.