Measuring up: Benchmarking in the UK medical research charity sectorIn May 2018 we circulated a survey of 50 questions to our member charity CEOs and formal representatives. This resulting report is the first of its kind, providing UK medical research charities with crucial benchmarking data to inform the management of their organisations and staff. Any organisation can only be as good as the people it recruits. Staffing decisions are among the most important that charities make. Over recent years, employment law has become increasingly wide-ranging and ever more complex - subject to constant change. Consequently, our member charities need to take a proactive approach to managing their employees and the working environment. For a PDF version of this report please contact our Communications Officer, Leo. If you have any questions please contact our Impact Analyst, Jocelyn. With thanks to the RSA group and participating charities. Home Introduction Participants How to use this report Explore the survey results 4) Leave policies Key findings Overall, charities are more likely to offer more than the statutory requirement for sick pay than for parental leaves. Charities tend to be more generous with maternity leave than with paternity and shared parental leave. Charity size strongly impacts how generous a charity is with their leave policies – larger charities tend to offer more than the minimum but smaller charities usually don’t. Questions Do you offer more than the statutory requirement for maternity leave? Do you offer more than the statutory requirement for paternity leave? Do you offer more than the statutory requirement for shared parental leave? Do you offer more than the statutory requirement for sick pay? In general, when do staff become eligible for these benefits that exceed the statutory requirement? You can learn about the statutory requirements in the UK here: Maternity leave Paternity leave Shared parental leave Sick pay Do you offer more than the statutory requirement for maternity leave? Do you offer more than the statutory requirement for paternity leave? Do you offer more than the statutory requirement for shared parental leave? Do you offer more than the statutory requirement for sick pay? In general, when do staff become eligible for these benefits that exceed the statutory requirement? Other responses included: Sick pay is immediately available but the rest are after 12 months We exercise discretion when staff are off sick and usually pay the normal salary, but this is not contractual Manage Cookie Preferences