Asda staff receive major enhancements to family leave benefits
Hourly paid staff will now receive 26 weeks of paid maternity or adoption leave, up from 12 weeks.
Government launches major review of parental leave system
The review will examine all aspects of parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave, with the aim of making the system fairer, easier to access, and more effective.
Extending paternity leave could deliver nearly £13bn in annual social benefits, study finds
The policy, modelled on similar schemes in countries such as Spain, France and the Netherlands, would be a significant step toward gender equality and improved labour market outcomes for families.
Money worries force UK parents back to work early, research reveals
The Working Families Index 2025 found that nearly half (47%) of parents said they could not afford more time off.
Improved paternity leave could boost economy, says JRF
Increasing Statutory Paternity Leave from two weeks to six weeks at 90% of average weekly earnings could deliver a £2.68bn boost to the wider economy.
