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MetricLeave, complaints and workforce rights

Employees returning to work after parental leave

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Employees who returned to work after parental leave ended in the reporting period, shown with the employees due to return and any source-reported return-to-work percentage for the same cohort.

Specification

Metric specification

Result format
Structured table
Unit
Employees returned (headcount and return-to-work percentage)
Reporting basis
Reporting period or measurement date declared by the source method
Aggregation
Do not sum or arithmetically average reported percentages, rates, ratios, or averages; consolidate only from compatible component observations under a disclosed method.
Pillar
Social
Topic
Leave, complaints and workforce rights
Controlled domain
Workforce
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Employees only. Counts can be summed across mutually exclusive cohorts under the same return rule after employee deduplication. Rates are not summed or averaged. Return is not retention and cannot be inferred from leave take-up.

Cross-library identity

Library mappings and variants

These links compare quantity, population, boundary, period, unit, denominator, aggregation, dimensions, and method edition. Partial relationships are navigation aids only and never authorize observation reuse.

Verified source occurrences

Framework coverage

This is one canonical metric. The bindings below show every verified framework occurrence without creating duplicate metric pages. Edition, disclosure, role, and relationship remain source-specific.

  • Adopting Disclosure

    GRI Standards

    GRI 401-3
    Publisher
    Global Reporting Initiative
    Edition
    Files published 19 June 2025; entry point dated 23 June 2025
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Component Of
    Mapping outcome
    Cross Library Link
    Source locator
    GRI 401-3, paragraph c; taxonomy entry point dated 23 June 2025
    Open official framework source
  • Adopting Disclosure

    GRI Standards

    Source evidence
    Publisher
    Global Reporting Initiative
    Edition
    2016 edition
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Defines Disclosure
    Mapping outcome
    Direct Evidence
    Source locator
    effective date and rights PDF pp1-2; Disclosure 401-3 and rate guidance p10; parental-leave glossary p12
    Open official framework source

Value structure

Dimensions and units

Unit
Employees returned (headcount and return-to-work percentage)
Reporting basis
Reporting period or measurement date declared by the source method

Unit meaning: The count covers employees who returned after leave ended; any percentage uses the compatible employees-due-to-return cohort as its denominator.

Table fields and units

  • GRI 401 edition
  • Employee population
  • Parental-leave definition and paid or unpaid status where reported
  • Source-reported gender category
  • Jurisdiction or location
  • Reported value
  • Employees returned (headcount and return-to-work percentage)
  • Measurement-source edition
  • Assurance status

Published dimensions

  • GRI 401 edition.
  • Employee population.
  • Parental-leave definition and paid or unpaid status where reported.
  • Source-reported gender category.
  • Jurisdiction or location.
  • Leave-end date or cohort.
  • Due-return rule.
  • Actual return date.
  • Partial or intermittent return rule.
  • Numerator and denominator counts or undisclosed status.
  • Reporting period.
  • Privacy status.
  • Source and assurance status.

Calculation method

Formula information

Status
Specified
Formula type
Percentage

Formula

P = (N ÷ D) × 100

Use the source-defined numerator and denominator for the same population, period, boundary, and method; do not infer an unstated denominator.

Variables

SymbolVariableDefinitionUnit
Nqualifying numeratorQualifying observations within the qualifying population and boundary defined for Employees returning to work after parental leave.Dimensionless
Ddeclared denominatorComplete compatible denominator for the qualifying population and boundary defined for Employees returning to work after parental leave.Dimensionless

Verified sources

Evidence and status sources

Sustopedia checked each record-specific claim directly against primary publisher material. Labels distinguish current measurement authority from future compatibility and corroborative, legal, edition, or method status context. Corroborative evidence can support a stated limitation but cannot establish the core measurement by itself.

Measurement evidence

  • Measurement evidenceChecked 15 August 2026

    GRI 401: Employment 2016

    Publisher
    Global Reporting Initiative
    Edition
    2016 edition
    Locator
    effective date and rights PDF pp1-2; Disclosure 401-3 and rate guidance p10; parental-leave glossary p12

    Supports: Supports the measurement definition, boundary, and source-reported fields for Employees returning to work after parental leave.

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Use with context

Interpretation boundaries

Method disclosures required

Source-edition basis: GRI 401: Employment 2016 — 2016 edition. Retain the exact source edition on every observation; later editions require a separate method profile.

  • GRI 401 edition.
  • Employee population.
  • Parental-leave definition and paid or unpaid status where reported.
  • Source-reported gender category.
  • Jurisdiction or location.
  • Leave-end date or cohort.
  • Due-return rule.
  • Actual return date.
  • Retain the exact measurement-source edition with every observation.
  • The count covers employees who returned after leave ended; any percentage uses the compatible employees-due-to-return cohort as its denominator.

Record-specific limitations

  • Scheduled returns, leave extensions, resignations during leave and phased returns can change the denominator.
  • A return says nothing about job quality or later retention.

Interpret this metric with the stated reporting boundary, period convention, value shape, and unit. Results prepared with different boundaries or conventions may not be directly comparable.

Measurement evidence supports the core record-specific claims described above. Corroborative evidence can support limitations, while compatibility and status sources provide their separately labelled context. None of these cards by itself determines an organisation's legal applicability, filing readiness, assurance status, or compliance conclusion.