With an increasing percentage of women taking maternity leave in their career sensitive 30s and new legislation engaging fathers with this leave, parents and employers have an opportunity to grow loyal, sustainable talent. But the cost of getting it wrong during this transition is high.
So what can employers and employees do to use this time [...]
From April 2011, the government plans to increase the maximum amount of paternity leave a father can take to six months, but what does this mean for you?
What is statutory paternity leave?
Paternity leave is a paid, two week leave of absence which is available to fathers-to-be following the birth of their child. Fathers can chose [...]
I read an interesting article on Marie Claire Online today, where they were discussing if women without children should be legally entitled to time off work too.
A new study has revealed that 74% of women support the idea that non-mothers should be allowed to take six months off work, just as mothers do when they [...]