Guest Blog, Kelly Pashley-Handford: Navigating maternity, paternity and parental leave…
As wonderful as it is to learn that an employee has some exciting news on a pending ‘new arrival’, it can naturally be a challenging time for employers as they begin to think about how the leave of a valued employee could impact the business, and how the absence will be covered. In a nutshell, […]
Industry Spotlight: Preparing an employee’s maternity/paternity leave
From an HR perspective, it can prove difficult to accommodate employees taking long periods of time off. However, with maternity/paternity leave, there is usually a long lead time. Employees are typically required to give at least 14 weeks’ notice that they wish to take maternity/paternity leave, which indicates that — in most cases — it’s possible to plan and prepare […]
Expecting UK parents receive less support than European countries, new study claims…
Taking maternity, paternity pay and child benefit allowances into consideration, a study conducted by Voucherbox.co.uk has found that the UK receives less than half the support provided to parents in other European countries. According to the study, the best place in Europe to start a family is Norway, where parents can receive up to £52,780 in child-related benefits; in comparison to the UK […]
