UK reward metrics · Time Off & Family

Do UK organisations provide enhanced shared parental pay above statutory provision?

Source lumi HRBase 249 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

53.4%No (statutory only)

53.4% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No (statutory only)” on enhanced shared parental pay (base: 249 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

Yes 46.6% No (statutory only) 53.4%
Enhanced shared parental pay (base: 249 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Enhanced shared parental pay: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yesalternative46.6%
No (statutory only)common53.4%

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

Whether shared parental pay is enhanced above statutory provision. 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/enhanced-shared-parental-pay
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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