Parental Leave Benchmark 2026
The Parental Leave Benchmark 2026 explores what happens before, during and after leave, combining employer data and parent experiences to uncover the systems and practices that truly shape parental leave outcomes.
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Create a high performance, high-empathy work culture by making life better for your people.
Our Work+Family Solutions
We remove barriers to talent, performance and diversity in your business by supporting your people in life.
From Back-Up Care and Workplace Nurseries to Coaching & Development, our powerful, practical solutions enable your people to thrive in life and perform at their best.
We offer:
- Essential Help - practical support that sets your people free to focus on the task at hand
- Expert Advice & Support -specialist guidance & coaching that empowers your people to get the most from work and life.
School Holiday Clubs at Bright Horizons
Predictable summer disruption. Preventable business impact.
Essential help advice and support
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Back-Up Care
Give parents and carers the support they need when Plan A fails.
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Employer Sponsored Childcare
Reassuringly high-quality and convenient care at, or near, your workplace.
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Work+Family Space
The help that parents and carers need to navigate work and family life, in one place.
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Parental Leave Transitions
Supporting successful transitions to working parenthood, and beyond.
Testimonials & Feedback
- The Nursery is essential for the operational effectiveness of our personnel. Day to day we need people to be able to concentrate on their work without having to stress about childcare.
Vee Howe, SQN LDR, OC PMS, RAF Northolt
- For the business the benefit is easy to maintain and brings big rewards. Similarly for employees, access to emergency care brings them peace of mind and helps them to be productive and focused at work
Employee Benefits Manager (UK), JP Morgan Chase & Co
- We trust Bright Horizons to have the best interests of our people in mind. Our relationship with them is open, collaborative, and we really enjoy working with them.
Senior L&D Partner, Burgess Salmon
- “The option to request tutoring has also allowed me offer my child better opportunities and ensure they have additional support to achieve academic excellence in line with the expectations of their age group.”
Jenny Rolfe, Head of UK Wellbeing & Benefits
- “It’s a long-standing relationship that really works, always feels fresh, and stays innovative and future-focused.”
Leah Gray, Marsh McLennan
- “Bright Horizons helped us implement salary sacrifice - having their knowledge and admin support made a big difference. And for some staff, the nursery and salary sacrifice are the difference between being able to return to work or not.”
Julie Skinner, Resourcing & Benefits Manager, Robert Gordon University
Clients we are proud to work with include:
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Resources
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Work-Life Gap Report 2026
The 2026 report reveals a clear, measurable divide between organisations where care disruption impacts performance — and those where it’s absorbed through the right support.
Modern Families Index 2026
Working parents and carers are weathering a storm of growing workplace pressures, and the impact on wellbeing, confidence and retention is becoming impossible for employers to ignore.
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