Webinar Details

07 Oct 2026
Wednesday
11:00am BST
60 minutes
Beyond the Policy: How Does Your Parental Leave Experience Compare?

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.

Featured Speakers

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

Bright Horizons is dedicated to providing the best in class work+family solutions. Alongside the provision of great childcare solutions, today we are dedicated to supporting employers enable the holistic combination of work and family; ensuring their working parents and carers are amongst the most engaged and productive members of any team.

The business now globally encompasses approximately 1,100 nurseries, over 10,000 emergency childcare and back-up care providers and works with more than 1,150 of the world’s leading employers providing a full range of work and family support. Our bespoke services address the practical, wellbeing and cultural needs of organisations and individuals.

With operations in the US, UK, India and the Netherlands, we specialise in supporting multi-national clients. We have a strong commitment to corporate sustainability, which we approach through our Bright Horizons Foundation for Children.

We act as a trusted partner, provider and advisor on strategies for combining work+family. This plays a key part in attracting, engaging and retaining clients’ talented employees.