UK reward metrics · Time Off & Family

Do UK organisations provide paid grandparental leave?

Source lumi HRBase 264 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

94.7%No

94.7% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on paid grandparental leave (base: 264 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

Yes 5.3% No 94.7%
Paid grandparental leave (base: 264 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Paid grandparental leave: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yesrare5.3%
Nocommon94.7%

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 employees can take paid leave to care for or support a new grandchild. 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-grandparental-leave
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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