Family-friendly rights and support
This guide sets out the record-keeping requirements for statutory shared parental pay, the sums employers may recover in respect of this pay and the penalties for failures under the statutory shared parental pay scheme.
This guide explains the entitlement of adoptive parents to statutory shared parental pay while on shared parental leave in a UK adoption situation.
This guide explains the entitlement of adoptive parents to statutory shared parental pay while on shared parental leave in an overseas adoption situation.
This guide explains the rights and protections of employees before, during and after shared parental leave, including the application of terms and conditions during shared parental leave and the right to return after shared parental leave.
This guide explains the statutory entitlement of adoptive parents to take shared parental leave in an overseas adoption situation.
This guide explains the statutory entitlement of adoptive parents to take shared parental leave in a UK adoption situation.
Updated to promote our 2026 managing poor performance survey.
Updated to reflect that the Government has launched a consultation on employment rights for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill children. The consultation closes on 1 September 2026.
In May 2026, Turkey doubled the length of paternity leave from five to 10 days. In France, for children born on or after 1 January 2026, each parent (including mothers) is entitled to two months of supplementary birth leave, available from 1 July 2026.
In Turkey, maternity leave was extended from 16 to 24 weeks from 1 May 2026. In France, for children born on or after 1 January 2026, each parent (including mothers) is entitled to two months of supplementary birth leave, available from 1 July 2026.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to family-friendly rights and support.