Shared Parental Leave: Why Now?

April 13, 2015

This week, for the first time ever, parents in the UK can share parental leave. So rather than Mum taking maternity leave and Dad taking up to twenty-six weeks paternity leave, couples can share up to fifty weeks of leave—thirty-seven of which will be paid. Couples can also take this parental leave at any time up until the baby’s first birthday, and they can…

Alison Perry is a magazine editor and writer who lives in London with her husband and four-year-old daughter. In need of something to keep her brain active during maternity leave, Alison started Not Another Mummy Blog, which has since developed into an award-winning mix of opinion, style and travel, read by up to 350,000 people a month. She also co-edits family travel blog Space In Your Case and writes for a variety of women's magazine and websites. When she's not writing, you can usually find Alison buying stationery, listening to Taylor Swift, shopping in Zara or geeking out over blogging or photography kit. Find her on Twitter and Instagram.