Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 61941

Small Businesses: Flexible Working and Parental Leave

Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of barriers to (a) flexible working and (b) statutory parental leave provision in SMEs; and whether his Department plans to bring forward (i) legislative

Answer

Justin Madders
Guidance for businesses on supporting employee work-life balance through measures such as flexible working and parental leave can be found on gov.uk and the Help to Grow website. We are also publishing an SME Strategy Paper later this year, which will res...

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