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Thanks for comments on sex/gender identity etc. That's enough on that topic now - we expect there to be lots of questions for Emily on all kinds of issues and don't want this to become a single issue webchat. Please bear in mind also that we'll be applying the same principle to follow-up questions when we're live tomorrow.
Thanks
MNHQ

Hi Emily,

Mumsnet has been running a campaign to get employers to publish their parental leave policies, so that people planning families don't have to guess what pay and leave they'll be allowed if they take maternity, paternity or other parental leave. Our users have told us they don't like to ask this question during the recruitment process because they fear it would make a job offer less likely.

We think publishing this policies is a really easy, cost-free thing for businesses to do, and could drive a race to the top for those employers who really value committed parents on staff.

Do you agree with us it should be compulsory for big employers, as with gender pay gap reporting?

Keir Starmer has already supported it, will you?

Thanks for all the great questions hamsterarse but afraid we do have a one question poster rule so we'll probably just get to your first one.

Thanks so much Emily and everyone for the excellent questions. We'll close this chat now. We're busy lining up the remaining candidates so watch this space.