Asked by: Baroness Penn (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government what responses they received to questions on transparency and large employers publishing their family-related leave and pay policies following their consultation on the ‘Good Work Plan: Proposals to support families’; and how have they responded to the outcomes of the consultation regarding these questions.
Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The consultation on publication of parental leave and pay policies was undertaken by the previous government.
This government is committed to supporting working families. The Employment Rights Bill will make the right to request flexible working the default, make Paternity and Parental Leave Day one rights, and will require large employers to produce equality action plans, amongst other measures.
As a result, we do not believe that requiring businesses to publish their family-related leave and pay policies is necessary at this time.