1. Current regulation of parental leave
The effect of this regulation on the behavior of men and women
Roadmap of the reform to achieve an equal, non-transferable and 100% paid leave
 1) Brief description of the main features (characteristics) of the     parental leave regulation in your country which determine the     behaviour of mothers and fathers: period available for mothers and for     fathers, level of pay, transferability, flexibility (for instance, the     possibility of taking the leave along six, eight or even more years) ,     part time (or the possibility to extend the length by reducing     pay)....          2) The effect of this regulation on the behaviour of men and women     regarding take up of leave and other relevant issues.          3) What would be the reform that would drive your country to an     egalitarian parental leave system in terms of extending father’s     quota, non transferability (individualisation) of parts which are     right now transferable, increasing remuneration up to 100%, etc.?

2. 1. UNITED KINGOM CURRENT REGULATIONS
MOTHERS
Maternity leave: 52 weeks (Payment: 90% of salary for six weeks- NO CAP! - then £140 per week for 33 weeks, then unpaid) + holiday leave/pay accrued (paid)
2 weeks compulsory (so non-transferable); 50 weeks transferable
26% of working mothers not eligible
‘Maternity Allowance’ for some self-employed/ineligible mothers (£140 per week for 39 weeks)
? 12% ineligible for Maternity Leave AND Maternity Allowance
Some employers (no good data) ‘topping up’ Statutory Maternity Pay for some weeks
+ Non paid parental (EU) leave:
Individual right per parent
max. one month per year

3. 1. UNITED KINGOM CURRENT REGULATION
FATHERS
+ Non paid parental (EU) leave:
Individual right per parent
max. one month per year
Paternity Leave: 2 weeks (Payment: £140 per week)
All non transferable
24% of working fathers not eligible (16% because self-employed)
no ‘Paternity Allowance’
Some employers ‘top up’ payment to 100% of salary

4. 2. UNITED KINGDOM Maternity Leave:
taken by most eligible mothers
‘mean’ take-up 39 weeks
45% also took the unpaid leave (13 weeks)
only 1% of mothers transferred some to the father in 2016
Non paid (EU) parental leave: NO DATA
Paternity leave:
taken by 75% of eligible fathers
55%+ (no recent data) take full two weeks
Some fathers add Annual Leave
Poorer fathers (employer less likely to ‘top up’) may ONLY use Annual Leave) (

5. 3.- UNITED KINGDOM: ROADMAP OF THE REFORM TO FULL EQUALITY
FIRST STEP!
Introduce 3 x months (13 weeks) non-transferable ‘Daddy Months’ (father’s leave) to be taken in the FIRST YEAR
Improve eligibility
Pay existing 2 x weeks Paternity Leave and first 4 weeks of the ‘Daddy Months’ at 90% of salary with a ‘cap’
Pay remaining ’Daddy Months’ (9 weeks) at £140 per week (parity with Maternity Pay)
Introduce ‘Paternity Allowance’ for self-employed and other ineligible fathers