NatCen Social Research

Evaluation of Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme and the Right to Request Flexible Working
NatCen has been asked by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to carry out a study to understand how well the Right to Request Flexible Working (FW) and Shared Parental Leave (SPL) are working for employees and employers.

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Information for line managers and senior staff
If you are a line manager or senior member of staff and have been asked to take part in an interview you can find out more here.

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Why take part?
Your perspective is very important to help us make a fair assessment of the policies, and ensure they are working as effectively as possible for staff and employers in Britain.

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Information for employees who have been eligible for Shared Parental Leave and Pay or flexible working
If you are an employee who has been eligible for Shared Parental Leave or flexible working, and have been asked to take part in an interview you can find out more here.

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Who are NatCen?
We’re Britain’s largest independent social research agency. For the last 50 years we’ve worked on behalf of government and charities to find out what people really think about important social issues and how Britain is run.

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Contact details
If you have any questions about the study, or would like to opt-out/in directly to the research team you can

email: familyandflexibleworking@natcen.ac.uk or call a NatCen Researcher on:

Shivonne Gates: 0207 549 7172
Georgia Lucey: 0207 549 7017
Josh Vey: 0207 549 9544
Lana Yee: 0207 549 7047
Alison Beck: 0207 549 7096

Alternatively, you can contact BEIS (who are commissioning this research) directly:

Rebecca Jones-Mahmut, Senior Research Officer
Phone: 0207 215 4403
Email: rebecca.jones-mahmut@beis.gov.uk
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