maternity leave

Gordon Brown has announced that the government will go ahead with plans to allow parents to 'split' maternity leave after six months.

An employee has returned from maternity leave to a much lesser role and feels sidelined. John Brandon and Esther Smith advise on what her options are.

A maternity returner failed to give the required eight weeks' notice and wants to decrease the days she works. Martin Brewer and Esther Smith advise on how to reach a compromise.

Proposals to let parents share a year of leave to help raise a child have been put on hold by business secretary Lord Mandelson.