Every year, organisations quietly lose some of their best people in the months after parental leave - and pay for it through turnover, absence and lost productivity. Most never connect the cost to its cause.

This handbook gives HR and people leaders the evidence and the structure to change that. In a few pages, it sets out the ten statistics that make the case for investing in new-parent support, groups them into the four areas where that investment pays back, and walks you through building a proposal your leadership team will actually approve.

It's designed to be used to support your business case - pull the stats straight into a board paper, follow the framework to size the opportunity for your own organisation, and work through the checklist.