UK reward metrics · Time Off & Family

What carer's leave do UK organisations provide above the statutory unpaid entitlement?

Source lumi HRBase 266 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

91.4%Statutory unpaid only

91.4% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Statutory unpaid only” on paid carer's leave above statutory (base: 266 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

Statutory unpaid only 91.4% Some paid days 4.1% Fully paid carer's leave 4.5%
Paid carer's leave above statutory (base: 266 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Paid carer's leave above statutory: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Statutory unpaid onlycommon91.4%
Some paid daysrare4.1%
Fully paid carer's leaverare4.5%

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

Captures whether carer's leave is enhanced with pay above the statutory unpaid entitlement, from none to fully paid. 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/paid-carer-s-leave-above-statutory
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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