Beyond the Policy: How Does Your Parental Leave Experience Compare?

Date: Wednesday, 7th October 2026

Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm BST

Parental leave is changing. Day One rights, rising employee expectations and increasing pressure to attract and retain talent are forcing organisations to rethink their parental leave policy.

But policy alone is not enough.

Join Bright Horizons for an exclusive look at key findings from the Parental Leave Benchmark 2026, the UK’s most in-depth research into the provisions which truly matter for parental leave and wider family support.

This year's research explores the practicalities of: policy design and access, manager capability, employee experience, uptake, RTW mandates, and - perhaps most pressingly - organisational outcomes.

In this webinar you'll discover:

• The legislative and cultural forces shaping evolving expectations of parental leave provision
• What leading employers are doing differently
• Where organisations should focus their people strategy for 2027
• We'll explore what these findings mean for HR, Reward and Benefits leaders – and what it takes to move beyond the policy to build a parental leave system that works for both employees and the business.

Speakers:

• Amanda Kemp-McCann, Client Relations Director, Work & Family, Bright Horizons
• Hannah Porteous-Butler, Parental Leave Specialist Coach, Bright Horizons