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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to confirm that, from 6 April 2026, under the Employment Rights Act 2025, employees no longer lose the right to take paternity leave if they have already taken a period of shared parental leave. HR teams should update their policies, and any internal communications to reflect this change.
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- Type:
- Quick reference
Updated to reflect the statutory shared parental pay rate in force from 5 April 2026. Employers should update payroll systems, relevant policies and check eligible employees are paid correctly.
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- Type:
- FAQs
The restriction preventing employees from taking paternity leave after a period of shared parental leave is removed from 6 April 2026. Employers will need to make sure their policies reflect this change.
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- Date:
- 18 February 2026
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
In April 2026, HR professionals face the challenge of dealing with business-as-usual employment law changes, such as increases in statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay, while also dealing with a raft of major changes introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025. We look at what HR needs to do to meet its employment law obligations this spring.
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- Type:
- Policies and procedures
Updated to reflect the right to take paternity leave after shared parental leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.
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- Type:
- Policies and procedures
Updated to reflect the right to take paternity leave after shared parental leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
Updated to confirm that these measures are due to come into effect in 2027, according to the Government's updated timeline.
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- Date:
- 28 November 2025
- Type:
- News
The proposed 2026-27 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have now been published by the government.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
Updated to include the new rates, applicable from 5 April 2026.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
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%.