1. There is poor general knowledge of the current scheme and the changes 2. Social norms and employer support for fathers’ use of paid parental leave are important 3. The shift to 26 weeks of paid parental leave is welcome, but the preference is for 52 weeks 4. Parents were engaged by the new flexible design principles of the 2023 changes, but it must be ‘genuine’ flexibility 5. Parents tend to prioritise extension of time on paid parental leave over a higher payment 6. Reserved leave for fathers 7. There is parental consensus that 4 weeks of concurrent leave at the birth of a baby is the optimum 8. Parents want access to concurrent leave beyond the first 4 weeks of a baby’s life 9. Reserved leave for sole-father care was identified as valuable by some 10. Parents like to have the option of accessing paid parental leave in the weeks prior to birth 11. Single mothers see the paid parental leave scheme as very helpful but would prefer 52 weeks Book traversal links for Results of the research with parents ‹ Aims of the research with parents Up 1. There is poor general knowledge of the current scheme and the changes ›