UK reward metrics · Time Off & Family

How do UK organisations handle day-one paternity and parental leave?

Source lumi HRBase 267 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

60.7%Yes

60.7% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Yes” on day-one paternity and parental leave (base: 267 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

Yes 60.7% No 39.3%
Day-one paternity and parental leave (base: 267 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Day-one paternity and parental leave: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yescommon60.7%
Noalternative39.3%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

Indicates whether paternity and unpaid parental leave are already offered from day one, as required from April 2026. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/day-one-paternity-and-parental-leave
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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