How do UK organisations handle maternity & adoption pay vs statutory?

43.7%Enhanced pay (above statutory)

43.7% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Enhanced pay (above statutory)” on maternity & adoption pay vs statutory (base: 254 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

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 maternity and adoption provision is statutory only or enhances pay, leave, or both. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

For context, CIPD "Employer focus on working parents: parental leave and pay and childcare policies" reports 33% (base: All-UK employers, n=2,000, weighted to UK employment by size/sector/industry).