Parental Leave Reform: Long Overdue, but Will It Happen?
By Emma Clark
UK employers face uncertainty as MPs demand sweeping changes to paternity rights. The UK currently offers one of the worst packages of paternity rights in Europe, with just two weeks of statutory leave at £184 per week or 90% of earnings, whichever is lower.
In addition, shared parental leave (SPL), introduced in 2015, was intended to rebalance the system but has seen little uptake, resulting in mothers' careers stalling while fathers return to work almost immediately.
This disparity with other developed countries is increasingly being exposed, as highlighted in the government's response to the Women and Equalities Committee's report on proposed changes to the UK's parental leave regime, published in September this year.
The UK's parental leave package is one of the worst in Europe.
- Two weeks of statutory leave at £184 per week or 90% of earnings, whichever is lower
- Shared parental leave (SPL) has seen little uptake since its introduction in 2015
Author's summary: UK parental leave reform is long overdue.
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