Government launches full review of parental leave and pay – what could it mean for you?

The government wants parental leave to be fairer - will its shake-up fix the widespread problem for families?

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Government launches full review of parental leave and pay – what it means for you?
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The government has launched a widespread review of parental leave and pay in a bid to make the system fairer for those working and having children.

The review will look at the whole system – from maternity and paternity leave to shared parental leave, as well as the related pay – to see how it can work better for parents, employers and the economy.

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Laura Miller is an experienced financial and business journalist. Formerly on staff at the Daily Telegraph, her freelance work now appears in the money pages of all the national newspapers. She endeavours to make money issues easy to understand for everyone, and to do justice to the people who regularly trust her to tell their stories. She lives by the sea in Aberystwyth. You can find her tweeting @thatlaurawrites