Parental Leave Programmes
Help great people leave well, return confidently and perform at their best.
Why it matters
Parental Leave is a critical moment for employee retention. Our Parental Leave Programmes help employees and their managers navigate every stage of the parental leave journey, leading to a successful return.
How it works
Every Parental Leave Programme combines continuous digital support with focused human coaching. You choose the mix that reflects your people, leave patterns and priorities.
Parental Leave Toolkit
The foundation of every programme
A mobile app that’s personalised to your business, supporting both the employee and their manager throughout the parental leave journey.
The Toolkit delivers relevant guidance, planning tools and prompts at the moments they are most useful. It also makes coaching even more effective, by helping coachees prepare for and follow up on coaching more effectively.
Building on the foundation
1:1 employee coaching
Confidential, personalised support before, during and after leave. Employees work with the same coach to prepare for change, navigate new priorities and return with confidence and purpose.
1:1 manager coaching
Practical support to help managers plan well, hold better conversations and support a successful transition for the employee and wider team.
Employer group coaching
Scalable, shared support for employees moving through a similar transition. Expert facilitation combines practical coaching with the insight and reassurance of shared experience.
THE JOURNEY IN PRACTICE
A supported parental leave journey that can transform returner retention up to 90%
Before Leave
The Toolkit helps employees plan important conversations and prepare for leave with clarity.
Managers receive timely guidance too, helping both sides agree expectations, communication and a positive handover.
Coaching provides space to explore individual circumstances, career goals and concerns.
During Leave
Employees can access relevant guidance and resources in their own time, without pressure to remain constantly connected.
Managers are prompted to maintain appropriate contact and prepare for a supportive return.
Coaching can help employees look ahead when they feel ready.
Returning to Work
As the return approaches, the Toolkit provides practical guidance and prompts for important conversations.
Coaching helps employees rebuild confidence, navigate changing priorities and reconnect with their career ambitions.
Managers are supported to set realistic expectations, create a positive return and continue constructive conversations as new routines take shape
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Your questions answered
They provide parental leave support for employees taking maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental or surrogacy leave, and for the managers supporting them.
Yes. Programmes can be adapted for extended periods of leave and shorter transitions, with the balance of digital, individual and group support shaped accordingly.
The Parental Leave Toolkit is the foundation and can be specified as a standalone offer. One-to-one employee coaching, manager coaching and employee group coaching can then be added to reflect your workforce and objectives.
It adapts to the employee, their type of leave and where they are in the journey. Their leave date determines when milestones, guidance, tasks and prompts are delivered.
Yes. The programme can incorporate your parental leave policies, entitlements, language, branding and internal support.
Managers receive their own timely guidance, planning tools and prompts. Manager coaching can provide additional help with handovers, communication, flexibility, reintegration and career progression.
No. The Toolkit continues through the first 24 weeks after return, providing structure during the period when confidence, working patterns and career momentum are still being re-established.
This depends on programme scope, configuration and integrations. We’ll agree a clear implementation plan based on your requirements.
THE DIFFERENCE IT MAKES
Financial Services / 12,000 employees ● 5 min read
A FTSE 100 bank stopped losing returners. The lever was childcare, not policy.
Three years in, attrition among new parents is down 41% and engagement scores are up across the board. Here's what changed — and what didn't.
224% ROI in year one
Legal / 800 employees ● 5 min read
“We were haemorrhaging mid-level associates. Back-up care was the turning point."
A Magic Circle firm explains why same-day cover did what flexible working policies couldn't — and how they made the business case in a single quarter.
224% ROI in year one
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