The article reveals that in response to the "Modern Workplaces" consultation, the British Government is introducing flexible parental leave and statutory flexible parental pay. It says that this will allow 50 out of the 52 weeks of existing maternity entitlement to be shared by the mother and ...
Shared parental leave is a farce and only an option for those who can afford it. It is clear it isn’t working and something needs to change” – MP Kirith EntwistleThe government has pledged to complete a review of parental leave, including shared parental leave, within its first year in...
Government outlines new shared parental leave system 来自 EBSCO 喜欢 0 阅读量: 10 作者: Paterson, Jennifer 摘要: The article offers information on the new shared parental leave system that is introduced by the British Government's Department for Business Innovation and Skill and scheduled to ...
A key objective of shared parental leave was to “encourage more fathers to play a greater caring role in the first year, via longer, more flexible shared leave,” according to theGovernment’s 2013 impact assessment. Only one in 10 employers surveyed by XpertHR agrees or strongly agrees that...
If you have worked for your employer for long enough (see above) you must also earn enough money to get SMP. The government sets the amount each year. This is called the lower earnings limit. For the period up to 5 April 2020, this is £118 a week. If you do not...
The article reports that according to a new survey by outsourced HR and employment law provider High Performance Consultancy (HPC), 70% of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are not in favor of the British government's new system of shared parental leave. It says that 30% of ...
The paper aims to provide a critique of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) in the UK from a gender equality perspective, namely to assess whether SPL is capable of enabling more men to take leave in order to act as the main carer for their child. Leave policies in Nordic countries, where the ...
"The Government’s aim is to give women greater choice in how they balance childcare responsibilities with the opportunity of developing their career at work. SPL is a key lever in achieving this and in turn supports efforts to reduce the gender pay gap. I believe our campa...
It will help implement the government's commitments to modernise workplaces, as announced by employment relation minister Jenny Willot who said they "want these reforms to bring about a culture change in Britain's workplaces, allowing everyone to better balance work with their personal life in ...
This is disappointing news for gender equality, and the British government's initiatives around family-friendly workplace policies, such as sharedparental leave. The BITC report, entitled "Equal Lives", is underpinned by a survey of 10,000 employees with caring responsibilities. It found that men...