Updated to reflect changes to paternity and shared parental leave in Singapore and to include additional information on leave entitlements in Austria, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Poland, Philippines, Portugal, South Africa and Switzerland.
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%.
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.