Employers are offering an average of 18 weeks' fully-paid maternity leave as a day-one right, according to the latest Working Families benchmark figures on average parental benefits in the UK.
Jo Faragher is an Employment and Business Journalist at Personnel Today. With over 20 years of experience, she focuses on HR and workforce issues, careers and employment, and the intersection of technology and workplace productivity, often contributing to national business and membership magazines. Jo's insights have been featured in Personnel Today and Employee Benefits, and she is the author of 'Good Work, Great Technology', published in 2022.