Family-friendly rights and support

New and updated

• Date:

  13 February 2026

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Employment Rights Bill: 10 key policies employers need to revamp

  Updated to detail the number of employment law reforms into the 289 pages of the Employment Rights Act.

• Type:

  International

  Global maternity leave and pay comparative table

  Updated to include additional information on rules applicable in Austria, Canada, China, Guernsey, Hong Kong, India, UAE and the UK.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Shared parental leave policy (adoption)

  Updated to reflect the right to take paternity leave after shared parental leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Shared parental leave policy (birth)

  Updated to reflect the right to take paternity leave after shared parental leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee that they have provided insufficient notice to take paternity leave (adoption from overseas)

  Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to paternity leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee that they have provided insufficient notice to take paternity leave (adoption within UK)

  Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to paternity leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee that they have provided insufficient notice to take paternity leave (birth)

  Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to paternity leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee of ineligibility for statutory paternity leave and pay because of insufficient service

  Updated to reflect the right to paternity leave and pay for employees who are subject to the rules prior to the introduction of the day-one right to paternity leave on 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to request for paternity leave confirming leave entitlement (adoption from overseas)

  Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to paternity leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to request for paternity leave confirming leave entitlement (adoption within UK)

  Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to paternity leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.