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We’ve produced a factsheet in order to help you understand what happens with your pension contributions when you're on maternity leave and what it means for your State Pension.
The Fashion and Textile Children’s Trust (FTCT) gives financial grants to the children of parents and carers who work in the UK fashion and textile industry*. Their grants can help ease the financial strain of redundancy, furlough or reduced working hours by covering the cost of essential items for children in the family.
If your children are aged between 0-18 years and you are struggling financially to make ends meet, you might be able to apply for a grant from FTCT.
*'Fashion and textile' covers a broad range of businesses including clothing, sportswear and footwear shops, soft furnishing shops and supermarkets that sell clothing.
Find out more about the Fashion and Textile Children's Trust >>
As of April 6 2025, the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act came into effect, which could benefit up to 60,000 new parents.
Our latest article gives you the information you need to find out who is eligible under the new act.
Our guide to maternity, paternity and carers rights provides basic and easy to understand information.
Amongst our guides is a Maternity Rights Calendar, which flags up important dates during pregnancy.
You can also read more about parental and carers rights here
To help you further understand your rights, Maternity Action has developed three short videos about rights at work during pregnancy.
As of 6 April 2024, all members can now ask their employer for a permanent change to their contract from their first day of employment.
This means that from day one, anyone can ask their employer for a change in their working hours and the employer should carefully consider the request.
Each year we run a spotlight day to focus on an issue that affects parent and carers.
We provide briefings and materials to help reps and activists organise a campaign event in their store.
This year's theme is 'Under Pressure,' highlighting the financial pressures facing Usdaw members who are juggling their jobs with looking after someone.
