Ministers launch review of UK parental leave and pay to ‘reset system’

Labour considers ways to make paternity leave and unpaid parental leave day-one employment rights

Ministers have launched a review of parental leave and pay as Labour considers ways to make paternity leave and unpaid parental leave day-one rights.

Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, said the government had heard campaigners’ concerns, and accepted the current system was not working for young families.