Family-friendly rights and support
Paternity leave becomes a day-one right for employees under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026. Use this training to help ensure line managers are aware of this change.
Ordinary parental leave becomes a day-one right for employees under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026. Use this training to help ensure line managers are aware of this change.
Statutory paternity leave is a day-one right from 6 April 2026, but the service requirement remains in place for statutory paternity pay. Employers should make sure their practices reflect this and managers are aware of the change.
From 6 April 2026, the Employment Rights Act 2025 removes the three-day waiting period for eligibility for SSP. Employers no longer need to consider whether waiting days apply where the employee has intermittent pregnancy-related absence.
The statutory maternity pay rate increased on 5 April 2026. The example calculations in this guide have been updated with the new rate.
The statutory adoption pay rate increased on 5 April 2026. The examples in this guide on payment for keeping-in-touch days have been updated with the new rate.
The statutory maternity pay rate increased on 5 April 2026. The examples in this guide on payment for keeping-in-touch days have been updated with the new rate.
The statutory maternity pay rate increased on 5 April 2026. The example calculations in this guide have been updated with the new rate.
Updated to reflect an increase in the rate of statutory maternity pay from 5 April 2026, and an increase to the rate of Small Employers' Relief.
Updated to reflect an increase in the rate of statutory paternity pay from 5 April 2026, and an increase to the rate of Small Employers' Relief.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to family-friendly rights and support.