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The consultation page also has links to the neonatal leave and pay response released in 2020 if this is of interest, or you missed it at the time.
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DBT’s Shared Parental Leave evaluation Published: 30 June 2023 Emailed: 5 July 2023
Along side the Parental leave and pay government consultation response, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has also provided us with an evaluation of Shared Parental Leave (SPL).
This evaluation looks into if SPL has achieved its original goals of:
• giving parents more flexibility in how they care for their child in the first year • encouraging more fathers to play a greater caring role • increasing flexibility for employees and employers to agree how best to balance work and childcare needs.
The report contains a lot of useful info, but here are some highlights from the employment side of things that you may find interesting:
• over seven out of ten employers were aware of SPL policy • an average of 16 weeks SPL is taken by parents o women took more at 19 weeks o men less at 14 weeks • where men took SPL, 84% of workplaces said the leave was always paid o
however, in almost half of these workplaces it was unclear how long this would be paid for
• some qualitative feedback cited difficulties finding cover, which could present barriers • fathers are more likely to report changing working hours or arrangements after taking SPL • parents who took SPL are more likely to work for companies that offer family-friendly support, such as flexible working • family friendly policies increase satisfaction with work-life balance and commitment to employers, which may lead to increased productivity • a 2019 survey showed that 72% of parents who took SPL return to the job they had before the birth of their child. This is all in addition to the positive societal impacts cited in the report that improve the personal lives of the families involved. But it seems clear that there are some benefits to businesses that shouldn’t be ignored. In the conclusion, the report states that employers are broadly satisfied with the policy. However, the results show that additional awareness is needed and clear guidance for employers.
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Paternity Leave changes: don’t get caught out with this unlikely scenario Published: 8 March 2024 Emailed: 13 March 2024
New Paternity Leave rules will apply from April 2024, you can read more about the changes here on our other news article.
However, there is a small chance that an unusual situation could catch you out if you are not prepared, even though it is seemingly very unlikely.
The new legislation has become active on 8 March 2024 in order for the new four week notice period for leave to be effective from 7 April 2024 in the cases of birth, or 6 April for adoption.
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