What do you think about our current parental leave and pay regime? Do you think it’s too generous, not generous enough or just about right? If you want to have your say and influence potential future changes in the law, this is your chance.
What is the government doing?
The government has launched a wide-reaching review of our current parental leave and pay arrangements. Amongst the other family-friendly rights, they will be looking particularly closely at maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and pay. The plan is to assess the effectiveness of the current system, benchmarking our regime against the approach adopted in other countries. Any reforms will focus on improving the health and wellbeing of parents and children, whilst fostering economic growth by helping more parents to remain economically active.
Want to have your say?
The government has begun its review by conducting a ‘call for evidence’. This provides all interested parties with an opportunity to contribute their thoughts and ideas on the current system and how it can be improved.
If you want to know more or would like to make your own contribution to the debate, click on the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/parental-leave-and-pay-review-call-for-evidence
The current ‘call for evidence’ remains open until 25 August 2025.
James qualified as a solicitor in 2001, having completed his academic studies at the University of Sheffield. Throughout his career, he has worked for a number of prestigious regional law firms, joining stevensdrake as Head of Employment Law in 2012.
As well as pursuing and defending the full range of Employment Tribunal claims, James spends a considerable amount of his time providing advice and support to businesses of various sizes. He advises on a wide variety of HR and employment law issues, including employment contracts, HR processes and procedures, grievances, disciplinary issues, absenteeism, performance management and settlement agreements. He also regularly helps clients with redundancy exercises and internal reorganisations.
James has previously been described as an ‘Associate to Watch’ by Chambers UK, an independent guide to the legal profession. His clients regard him as “thorough”, “easy to work with” and someone who avoids blinding them with legal jargon.
Outside of work, James balances family life with ambitions of swimming, running and cycling a bit faster.
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