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Small Businesses: Parental Leave

Asked by James NaishLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 1 July 2025UIN 61939

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help increase awareness of statutory parental leave entitlements among small and medium-sized enterprises in Nottinghamshire.

Answered by Justin Madders

Guidance for businesses on supporting employee work-life balance through measures such as flexible working and parental leave can be found on gov.uk and the Help to Grow website.

We are also publishing an SME Strategy Paper later this year, which will result in positive and practical support for SMEs across the UK.

Paternity Leave and Parental Leave will become ‘day one’ rights through the Employment Rights Bill. We will continue to engage with business, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as these changes are implemented, and through the Government’s Review of the parental leave system.

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