Because how someone experiences maternity or parental leave can shape the rest of their career.
Supporting organisations to turn parental leave into one of the most meaningful opportunities for personal growth, professional development and talent retention.
Welcome to Talent On Leave
Organisations spend years developing talent. Then one of the biggest transitions in someone's career arrives. And it gets reduced to paperwork, policies and maybe a platform. A huge missed opportunity.
People don't lose confidence because they become parents. They lose it when uncertainty and challenge changes how they see and experience themselves and others.
Managers don't avoid conversations because they don't care. They avoid them because nobody has shown them another way.
HR doesn't stumble because policies aren't good enough. It’s just that policy alone can't support an identity transition.
That's where we come in.
Imagine if...
Imagine if parental leave wasn't viewed as a period of career risk, but as an integral part of your employee experience and people development strategy.
Imagine if your people preparing for, on, or returning from maternity or parental leave felt safe enough to spend less time worrying and more time reflecting, planning and shaping what came next.
Imagine if parental leave became a point where people recognised how much they were growing—developing greater self-awareness, stronger leadership of themselves, and a clearer vision for the next chapter of their career.
Imagine if all of that led to higher engagement, greater wellbeing, stronger retention, better leadership, more sustainable performance, and careers that continued to flourish rather than quietly stall.
That's the opportunity we help organisations unlock.
Here’s how
Parental leave isn't just something people experience. It's something we learn from.
Its not just daily routines and volume of responsibility that changes.It changes perspective, priorities, relationships, identity and often the way we see ourselves at work. What's happening at home inevitably influences what's happening professionally, just as work shapes how we experience life beyond it.
But people don't automatically feel able to reflect on those changes or talk about them. That depends on the environment around them.
That's why we work with organisations to create experiences and offerings that make it feel safe to pause, think, ask questions, have honest conversations and prepare intentionally for what's next.
Exactly what that looks like will differ from one organisation to another. For some, it's individual coaching. For others, it's manager development, employee guides, group programmes, KIT Days, parent communities or strategic consultancy. Often, it's a combination.
Whatever the route, the aim is always to create an employee experience where people feel supported not only to navigate parental leave, but to grow through it.
Ways we help
Every organisation's needs are different. Some need to better support employees. Others want to equip managers, strengthen parent communities or rethink the parental leave experience altogether. We build the right combination of support around your people, culture and ambitions.
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Parental leave isn't one moment. It's a series of transitions, each bringing different questions, challenges and opportunities. We support employees before, during and beyond leave through coaching, group sessions and practical resources, helping them navigate each stage with greater confidence, clarity and intention.
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Every interaction throughout parental leave sends a message. The emails people receive, the conversations managers have, the guidance that's available and the moments where support appears all contribute to how employees experience the organisation.
We work alongside organisations to intentionally shape those experiences, creating practical, human-centred support that strengthens engagement, confidence and retention.
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Parental leave can feel surprisingly isolating. Creating opportunities for people to reconnect, learn from one another and stay connected with the organisation can make a significant difference to both the employee experience and the return to work.
From KIT Days to parent communities and events, we help organisations create meaningful moments of connection throughout the parental leave journey.
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Managers can have an enormous influence on how parental leave is experienced. Yet many are leading someone through it for the first time and simply want the confidence to know they're doing the right thing.
We provide practical guidance and support to help managers navigate the conversations that matter most, creating better experiences for employees while giving managers confidence in their role.
Why Talent On Leave
Experience-informed
Our approach has been shaped through years of working alongside employees, managers and organisations navigating maternity and parental leave and experiences in all their complexity.
Designed around your organisation
Tailored to your people, culture and ambitions and building each of those rather than built from a standard external programme. Responsive, practical and able to evolve as your organisation's needs change.
Person-centred
Practical, thoughtful, relevant and informed support that understands every route into parenthood brings its own experiences, challenges and opportunities that affect individual realities of maternity and parental leave.
