{"id":2793,"date":"2026-04-07T14:57:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/167.172.54.60\/?page_id=2793"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:05:03","slug":"parental-leave-return-to-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/services\/employee-wellbeing-lifetransitions\/parental-leave-return-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Parental Leave &amp; Return to Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"hero-title-6a038a4c2cd83\" class=\"hero-title page-block page-block--pdtop-xxxl page-block--pdbot-sm hero-title--smaller\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-title__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"text-anim\">Parental Leave &#038; Return to Work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero-title__subtext\">Returning to work after parental leave is never as simple as someone picking up where they left off, especially for women who may have been away for nearly 12 months. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"image-banner-6a038a4c2d88f\" class=\"image-banner page-block page-block--pdtop-none page-block--pdbot-none\">\n\t\n            <div\n            class=\"image-banner__image\"\n            style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/executive-coaching.jpg'); background-size: cover; background-position: center;\">\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"simple-content-6a038a4c2e105\" class=\"simple-content page-block page-block--pdtop-sm page-block--pdbot-none\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container simple-content__wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"body-content\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 30px;\"><em><i>&#8216;Approximately 27% of mothers in the UK either do not return to work or leave within a year of returning from maternity leave, often due to poor support, with 53% citing inadequate reintegration policies.&#8217;<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"media-text-boxed-6a038a4c2e591\" class=\"media-text-boxed page-block page-block--pdtop-xs page-block--pdbot-reg page-block--pb-0-mobile\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container media-text-boxed__wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"media-text-boxed__media imageParallax\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/exec-coaching-card.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/exec-coaching-card.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/exec-coaching-card-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/exec-coaching-card-1024x951.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/exec-coaching-card-550x511.jpg 550w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/exec-coaching-card-768x713.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"media-text-boxed__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"body-content\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">For many, this transition is just as personal as it is logistical. People\u2019s identity can shift significantly during parental leave, especially for those who previously defined themselves through their career. Returning to work can bring a sense of disorientation as individuals reconcile who they were professionally versus who they are now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Individuals also come back to entirely new environments and offices with changed priorities and responsibilities. And all of this happens while expectations around performance remain unspoken, or ill-defined at best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Many return to roles that may have shifted, and they have no time or space to reorient themselves. There is an unfair assumption that because they\u2019ve had \u2018time off\u2019, they are ready to start right back where they left off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">People\u2019s confidence upon their return to work can quietly erode, especially when they feel pressure to demonstrate commitment while navigating their new reality outside the office walls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">When organisations underestimate this transition or see it as something that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">only<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> relates to work and not the identity shift that it really is, they risk losing talented people not through lack of ambition but because the system hasn\u2019t supported their return. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Supporting people to return to work is about continuity, and when it&#8217;s handled well, it strengthens retention.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/mars-wrigley-1024x409.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/mars-wrigley-550x220.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/mars-wrigley-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/mars-wrigley-1440x575.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-col__block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/Savills.svg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"intro-pillar-grid-6a038a4c35e94\" class=\"intro-pillar-grid page-block page-block--pdtop-lg page-block--pdbot-xs is-narrow-ls is-dark-bg intro-pillar-grid--reverse\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"intro-pillar-grid__wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro-pillar-grid__media imageParallax\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leadership-development-1.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leadership-development-1.jpg 975w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leadership-development-1-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leadership-development-1-951x1024.jpg 951w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leadership-development-1-550x592.jpg 550w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leadership-development-1-768x827.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"intro-pillar-grid__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-anim\">The return to work is not a reset<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"body-content\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">New parents re-entering the office after weeks, months, or even years off return to environments that have drastically changed, and very often, they themselves are radically different people.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> Teams may have evolved as people come and go, and the organisation itself may have entirely changed course or restructured.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">And while all this is going on, those returning to work are navigating huge personal change at home, too. New emotional demands are made worse by a lack of sleep and new routines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Organisations can no longer treat returns to work as a reset, as it ignores the adjustments that are required from leaders and those coming back to the office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Without acknowledging the upheaval it causes, individuals can feel disoriented even further and become hesitant to voice perfectly reasonable concerns or uncertainties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Alongside these practical changes sits a deeper adjustment. Confidence can fluctuate as people reassess their place at work and how they want to show up. Priorities can shift for some, whereas others may feel a tension between previous expectations and the new realities they are facing as a parent outside of work\u2019s four walls. These issues aren\u2019t things that need fixing, but a transition which needs navigating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The support we offer at Talking Talent helps organisations see the return as the transition point that it is and create a space for recalibration into a new work reality that enables a smooth adjustment.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tabs-content-image-6a038a4c36d15\" class=\"tabs-content-image page-block page-block--pdtop-none page-block--pdbot-xs\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-content-image__tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tabs-content-image__tabs-tab is-active\" data-tab=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tConfidence, identity, and unspoken assumptions\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tabs-content-image__tabs-tab\" data-tab=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTalent leaves when return-to-work support breaks down\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tabs-content-image__tabs-tab\" data-tab=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe role of managers during transition\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tabs-content-image__panels\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-panel is-active\" data-tab=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-panel__image imageParallax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leaders-tab.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leaders-tab.jpg 885w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leaders-tab-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leaders-tab-550x634.jpg 550w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leaders-tab-768x885.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-panel__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h3\">Confidence, identity, and unspoken assumptions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-panel__body body-content\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Beyond the actual work, many returning parents experience a shift in how visible or credible they feel at work. They can often be viewed differently, and unspoken assumptions can influence how opportunities are offered or withheld.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Some may feel pressure to prove themselves quickly to counter assumptions around commitment or ambitions, particularly if they are still adjusting to a new sense of identity and confidence in their role.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> This rush to prove they are up to speed can lead to overcompensation or a reluctance to ask for flexibility for fear of showing vulnerability, even when it is needed because of personal issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Preoccupied leaders don\u2019t always have the time to notice how these dynamics play out and may be reluctant to bring up these sensitive, nuanced issues with people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">However<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">, with the right coaching support, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">leaders can more confidently address these issues so expectations are clear. People feel more confident to contribute fully and flag when they need help without worrying about it being seen as a personal fault.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">This period isn\u2019t often less about capability and more about adjustment. Individuals returning to work are more likely to rebuild their confidence in a way that is sustainable rather than reactive when this is recognised.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-panel\" data-tab=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-panel__image imageParallax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leaders-tab.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leaders-tab.jpg 885w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leaders-tab-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leaders-tab-550x634.jpg 550w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leaders-tab-768x885.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-panel__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h3\">Talent leaves when return-to-work support breaks down<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-panel__body body-content\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The way organisations handle parental transitions can have a huge impact on retention. Many individuals don\u2019t leave an organisation <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">because<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> they\u2019ve recently become a parent, but because they cannot see a sustainable future at their place of work. At these crucial moments, employees need to feel psychologically safe upon returning to work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">At its core, this is about recognising that employees do not leave their personal lives at the door, and when organisations support people as whole individuals, they create the necessary conditions for long-term commitment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Very often, people returning to work have been at an organisation for a few years and have contributed a great deal. Supporting return to work thoughtfully protects investment in this experienced talent. Replacing that would not only be costly but also deprive teams of an experienced colleague.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Beyond the person themselves returning to work, this support signals to the wider business that progression and parenthood are not mutually exclusive, which will encourage others to start families without fear of their career being put on the back burner.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-panel\" data-tab=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-panel__image imageParallax\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leaders-tab.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leaders-tab.jpg 885w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leaders-tab-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leaders-tab-550x634.jpg 550w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/leaders-tab-768x885.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-panel__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h3\">The role of managers during transition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-panel__body body-content\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Managers play a crucial role in shaping the return-to-work transition experienced by those coming back into the office after a period of absence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">In this scenario, managers aren\u2019t just supporting a role returning to work but a person adjusting to a new reality. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Therefore, failure to give them the proper guidance can lead them to shun these issues altogether because they fear they will say the wrong thing. While understandable, all avoidance does is leave people feeling isolated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">On the other hand, overly cautious approaches which coddle can unintentionally lower expectations of people who are still capable of doing their job.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> They may, in fact, just need a little bit more support in the form of adjusted expectations or new boundaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Successful managers operate between respect and knowing that employees aren\u2019t suddenly incapable just because they\u2019re now a parent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">With the right help from expert coaches, such as the ones at Talking Talent, leaders learn how to hold supportive conversations without taking away people\u2019s responsibilities or diminishing their 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