UK reward metrics · Time Off & Family

Do UK organisations provide dedicated paid fertility-treatment leave (separate from sick/annual leave)?

Source lumi HRBase 209 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

77%No

77% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on paid fertility-treatment leave (base: 209 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

No 77% Unpaid/flexible 1.9% Paid dedicated leave 21.1%
Paid fertility-treatment leave (base: 209 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Paid fertility-treatment leave: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Nocommon77%
Unpaid/flexiblerare1.9%
Paid dedicated leavealternative21.1%

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 time off for fertility treatment is dedicated paid leave, rather than drawn from sick or annual leave. 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-fertility-treatment-leave
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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