A comprehensive review of maternity & childcare policies and practices in UK companies. Our Maternity & Childcare Policy Survey Report is produced every two years. It is a full review of what companies offer in terms of leave and pay as well as any other policies designed to help their staff with deal with their jobs and their maternity/paternity/adoption entitlements and responsibilities. Information for the 2011 Report was published in November 2011 and is based on policies as at 1st August.
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The Maternity & Childcare Policy Survey Report begins with a summary of the survey results, highlighting the main findings and showing trends based on comparisons with previous surveys.
Examples of summary pages from this year's report are:
On average, 7.6% of the female workforce take maternity leave in any year. Of the full-time employees going on maternity leave 94% return to work: 50% returning full-time and 50% returning part-time.
| Year | '11 | '09 | '07 | '05 | '03 | '01 | '99 | '97 | '95 |
| Returners (%) |
94 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 95 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 72 |
| 2011 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 | |
| Benefit to employees (%) |
86 | 84 | 91 | 89 | 93 |
| Incentive to return (%) |
50 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 70 |
| Aid to recruitment (%) |
53 | 48 | 51 | 15 | 19 |
| Company culture (%) |
44 | 48 | 45 | -- | -- |
Typical pages are:
The companies in the survey give paternity pay as follows:
| Statutory paternity pay | 58 companies (39.5%) |
| Additional paternity pay | 89 companies (60.5%) |
Policy documents supplied by participants are collated in an appendix to the report, and the full list of participants is also included.
The Maternity & Childcare Policy Survey Report 2011 is available to buy now. An electronic copy (pdf) costs £210, hard copies are £220 (including postage & packaging). To purchase the survey order here or contact us for more information.
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