All Benefits for carers articles
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OpinionLucy Burrows: Statutory paternity pay under the Employment Rights Bill
As the bill is considered again by the House of Lords, it has been highlighted day one rights will not include statutory paternity pay for new fathers who have been in a job less than nine months.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Is the UK’s parental leave system beyond repair?
With MPs claims that the UK’s parental leave system is broken, will a forthcoming government review go far enough to adequately address the issue?
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ArticleParental leave system is broken, say MPs
The current system of parental leave in the UK has ‘fundamental failings’, according to a report by the Women and Equalities Committee.
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ArticleQBE introduces equal parental leave for Asia-based employees
QBE has enhanced its parental leave policy in its Asian operating countries to ensure employees who become fathers receive the same entitlements as mothers.
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OpinionGeorge Tattersall: The benefits of shared parental leave
In 2024, shared parental leave laws were updated to give new fathers and partners more flexibility in how they take their parental leave.
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Article58% of parents have been asked to work in the office more frequently
Just under three-fifths (58%) of parents said either they or their partner had been asked to work in the office more frequently by their employer in the last six months, according to research by childcare app Bubble.
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ArticleA fifth of fathers had no entitlement to parental leave
A fifth of fathers had no entitlement to parental leave, according to research by Working Families.
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Article36% of cancer carers want to move jobs due to lack of employer support
More than a third (36%) of UK cancer carers want to move jobs due to lack of employer support during their time as a carer, according to research by Reframe Cancer.
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OpinionChloe Leyland: What do employers and employees need to know about neonatal leave changes?
Triumphed as another reform by the Labour government in upgrading workers’ rights, it has introduced a right for workers to take time off work for neonatal care.
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ArticleExclusive: Brewers Decorator Centres launches cancer service for carers
Brewers Decorator Centres has implemented a cancer carer service to directly support employees who are caring for a loved one with cancer.
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ArticleStarbucks Canada receives Fertility Matters 2025 Better Benefits Award
Starbucks Canada has received the Fertility Matters Canada 2025 Better Benefits Award in recognition of its new parental leave top-up benefit it introduced earlier this month.
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OpinionSarah Jackman: Shining a light on employees’ caring responsibilities
In the UK, the country’s changing demographics mean that care responsibilities now extend beyond childcare, with an increasing number of employees caring for elderly parents.
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ArticleQBE Europe receives family-friendly workplace accreditation
QBE Europe has been certified as a family-friendly workplace following changes to its UK benefits provision to support working parents.
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ArticleJaguar Land Rover extends 52 weeks of fully paid maternity leave to cover adoption and surrogacy
Jaguar Land Rover has extended its 52 weeks of fully paid maternity leave to cover adoption and surrogacy as part of its commitment to support families and promote talent retention.
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ArticleAIB enhances family-friendly and bereavement leave policies
Allied Irish Banks (AIB) has enhanced its family-friendly and bereavement leave as part of its aim to positively impact employees’ work life balance and offer support for family care and life events.
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ArticleEssity introduces fully paid neonatal care leave
Essity is to offer fully paid neonatal care leave that goes beyond statutory entitlement from 6 April.
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ArticleTribunal rules former Citibank employee on maternity leave was discriminated against
An employment tribunal has ruled that a former Citibank employee was discriminated against for a promotion during her maternity leave.
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ArticleAsda to increase hourly pay and enhance family-friendly policies
Supermarket Asda is to increase hourly pay rates for its store-based employees from October as part of an £80 million investment.
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AnalysisHow can employers support the mental wellbeing of sandwich carers?
The sandwich generation of working carers in the UK face immense health pressure when juggling their home responsibilities with their professional lives.
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Case StudiesSMG supports wellbeing of sandwich carers
SMG recognises the pressures felt by its employees with sandwich caring responsibilities and has put in place a number of initiatives to support their mental wellbeing.