Source: IRS Employment Review Date: 08-02-2010 Publisher: IRS

Paternity and adoption leave: the 2010 IRS survey

TOPICS:
pay and benefits statutory rates and benefits
terms, conditions and employee rights working time and leave
working patterns
HR policy and strategy work organisation

SECTORS:
chemicals
construction
electricity, gas and water
engineering and metals
finance
hotels and catering
manufacturing (other)
paper and printing
public services
retail and wholesale
services (other)
transport and communication

AUTHOR: Charlotte Wolff


IRS research finds that although half the organisations in our survey enhance paternity leave beyond the statutory minimum, fathers and partners of new mothers are still reluctant to use it, especially if the enhanced wage falls short of full pay.

On this page:
Why extend paternity leave rights?
Box 1: Paternity leave rights
Views on paternity rights
Chart 1: Impact of extended paternity leave on employers
Chart 2: HR views on flexible working for male employees
Paternity leave take-up rates
Chart 3: Paternity leave take-up
Employer comments on paternity leave issues 
Enhanced paternity leave
Box 2: Additional paternity leave
Enhancements by sector
Impact on organisations
Adoption leave take-up rate
Enhanced adoption leave
Box 3: Adoption leave rights
Our research
Box 4: Examples of enhanced adoption leave pay
Table 1: Examples of enhanced paternity leave
Additional resources.

To read the rest of this article you must login

Existing users login here Existing Users

Other access problems
Email help desk or call: 0845 671 1110

Request a Demo Learn More about XpertHR

To view the full article request a demo today

XpertHR is the leading online resource for employment law, HR good practice and benchmarking.

Let us show you how your organisation could save time and money with XpertHR.









This Item: