In the course of our discussions with both clients and candidates, two of the topics that are coming up most frequently in the current market are (i) working from home/hybrid working and (ii) maternity leave policies.

With any new assignment that we work on, the working pattern is now a standard discussion point, something that most candidates will have clear preferences on. For clients, our impression is that for many this remains a fluid issue – that was a commonly held view in many of our discussions with GCs at The Lawyer General Counsel Summit last month.

Turning to maternity leave policy, we have found this to be an increasingly material consideration for candidates when considering new opportunities, both in terms of the qualification period for new joiners and the level of enhanced benefit. For some we speak to, the maternity policy partly informs that candidate’s view on the company’s broader equity, diversity and inclusion agenda.

With the above in mind, we are keen to understand the current picture across the corporate landscape. We would be very grateful if you could complete the brief questionnaire here.

We anticipate this will take you about 2/3 minutes. Please be assured that we will keep your responses confidential. We will collate the statistics for publication. Any free text responses will be amalgamated/summarised, and not attributable.

Once complete, we will of course send you our report.

Thank you in advance for your assistance. It is greatly appreciated.