The employment rate for lone parents in the UK dropped to 66.4% between April and June 2022, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Parents on low incomes often end up paying to go to work, according to research from think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).
Nearly half of employers (46%) would welcome extensions to statutory paternity leave and pay, according to research from the CIPD.
For many, becoming a parent fundamentally alters how people view and what they expect from their workplace.
A staffing crisis in UK nurseries and spiralling costs of childcare has meant half (51%) of parents have been unable to meet their summer childcare needs.
The demand for fully remote roles rose 18% in July this year compared to June.
New parents are increasingly getting most of the support they need from employers, but support for breastfeeding is still low on the priority list.
The government's proposed Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill has undergone a second reading in parliament.
UK employers are severely lacking when it comes to paternity leave and support for working fathers.
The UK's childcare costs are the highest in the developed world, yet maternity pay has dipped over the last 12 years.
Employers across the UK are performing better than companies across the rest of the world in implementing wellbeing policies for workers.
Iceland, Belgium, and now the UK. Four-day working week trials are becoming increasingly popular as we start to challenge the rigid five-day working week that we have embraced for decades. These...