Legislative changes coming into effect on 6 April will remove qualifying periods for paternity leave and introduce new bereavement entitlements.

The proposed 2026-27 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have now been published by the government. The new rates should take effect in April 2026.

Maternity pay for teachers will be boosted for the first time in 25 years to encourage more women to stay in the profession.

Statutory maternity pay lasts for 39 weeks, but it tapers off during that time. While you’re entitled to maternity leave regardless of how long you’ve worked at your employer, they’re only required to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Maternity pay for teachers will rise for the first time in a quarter of a century, the government will announce ...

A Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) minister has issued a reply amid calls to increase the amount of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) mums get. The DWP has been urged previously to hike the flat ...

Maternity pay varies from company to company but it starts with statutory pay in the UK, which allows eligible employees to take up to 52 weeks of leave, although only 39 are paid. The first six weeks ...

Kemi Badenoch has caused an eruption at the Tory party conference after she was forced to backtrack on an attack on statutory maternity pay by initially claiming it was “excessive”. The Tory ...