A scheme using smartphones, email alerts and pop-up care centres to help carers balance care with work is being trialled by the government.

Around four in five (83%) potential future parents will consider taking shared parental leave, a survey by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has found.

The focus on the role of HR in safeguarding children has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. Recently this issue has been brought into sharp focus again by cases such as teacher William Vahey...

More than one in five (21%) HR directors admit they are not ready for the requirements of the shared parental leave legislation that comes into effect on 1 December, according to research by HCM...

Employee interest in shared parental leave (SPL) will be much higher than originally forecast by the government, according to research by law firm Linklaters.

Female employees are reluctant to discuss maternity benefits with their employers in case it implies they are planning a pregnancy, according to research by jobs and careers community Glassdoor.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling on government to improve living standards by increasing the national insurance threshold and extending free childcare to working parents of one-...

Both male and female civil servants will be entitled to equal parental leave pay from April 2015, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is expected to announce in a speech later this week.

Government reforms to welfare and benefits hit working families harder than those out of work, according to research by TUC.

There is a wide variance in both the duration and level of paternity and maternity pay across UK employers, according to research by My Family Care.

The majority of parents are unaware of the changes to shared parental leave (SPL) coming into effect from April 2015, according to research by Good Care Guide.

An overview of the changes put in place by the Government regarding childcare vouchers.