13 February 2017 at 11:27 AM New research has revealed that many fathers to not feel supported in the workplace to care for their children. How does your practice shape up?
Maternity, Pregnancy, gender pay gap 6 July 2016 at 08:03 PM Did you know that three in four working mothers experience pregnancy and maternity discrimination? That despite 77% of working mothers experiencing discriminatory or negative experiences, only around a quarter (28%) raised the issue with their employer, only 3% went through their employer’s internal grievance procedure, and less than 1% pursued a claim to the employment tribunal? What would your staff say?
Employment, Maternity, Pregnancy 19 September 2015 at 02:57 PM Did you know that women who are pregnant or returning to work after having a child are more likely to face discrimination than they were 10 years ago? While many HR departments are supportive, research has found that 20% of staff experience harassment or negative comments from colleagues or managers when pregnant or returning from maternity leave. What happens in your organisation?
19 September 2015 at 02:53 PM Are you aware that new leave rights for antenatal and adoption appointments have been introduced for adopters, surrogates and partners of pregnant women? Apparently, many employers are unaware of these new rights. Acas have published new free guides to help explain the changes
21 March 2015 at 12:07 PM New rights for shared parental leave become available to employees expecting a child on or after 5 April 2015. What steps have you taken? Have you updated or developed a policy, for example?
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