Parents and carers

Financial Times

The FT is committed to improving work-life balance and helping working parents strike a better balance between their work and family commitments.

FT Families is the FT’s global employee network, developed and run by working parents to support families and parents-to-be across the FT Group. The aim is to nurture a culture that provides equal opportunities for parents/non-parents to achieve their full potential.

As part of ongoing efforts to make the FT a more equitable workplace, the organisation has expanded paid paternity leave to 12 weeks for all eligible global employees. It also formalised plans to launch new paid leave options from 1 January 2022, including paid bereavement leave for parents who suffer a miscarriage, child loss or stillbirth.

Telegraph Media Group Equal Parental Pay Scheme

Since 2019, Telegraph Media Group has offered new mothers and fathers 26 weeks of parental leave on full pay. TMG’s working families employee network offers members support and promotes a greater sense of inclusion and belonging at TMG.

News UK News for Parents

News UK supports the employee-led News for Parents network, consulting with the group on policy changes and the business’s actions.

Telegraph Media Group Emergency Back-up Care

TMG offers Emergency Back-Up Care benefits, giving access to nannies, nurseries, childminders, carers or eldercare specialists.