All Benefits for carers articles
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ArticleCanada Life introduces time off for life events and emergency care benefit
Retirement, investment and protection firm Canada Life has introduced additional time off for life events and emergency back-up care.
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ArticleIceland ranked best country for working mothers
Iceland has been named the best place in Europe for professional parents, according to new research by Click Offices.
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ArticleLidl GB to increase entry-level hourly pay and double paid paternity leave
Supermarket Lidl GB is to increase entry-level hourly pay from 1 March for its 35,000 salaried and hourly paid employees.
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OpinionShelley Sutton and Maz Dannourah: Why enhanced paternity leave is strategically smart
New parental leave rights will come into force from April as part of the Employment Rights Act 2025, with the government estimating 1.5 million parents will benefit from greater flexibility.
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ArticlePoll: Do you offer enhanced parental leave and/or pay?
Have your say in our latest readers’ poll.
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Case StudiesPodcast: Myerson Solicitors’ employee ownership culture shapes benefits proposition
Myerson Solicitors has positioned benefits as central to its employee proposition, using its Bee Well initiative to support financial, mental and physical wellbeing alongside work-life balance and career development.
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ArticleSandwich generation carers lose £6,268 a year supporting elderly relatives
Sandwich generation carers have been found to be losing £6,268 a year to support elderly relatives due to cutting back on working hours, according to research by Just Group.
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ArticleBird and Bird enhances family leave policy for London staff
Law firm Bird and Bird has enhanced its family leave policy for employees at its London office.
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ArticleNew parental leave entitlements set to begin in April 2026
Millions of employees who previously lacked access to parental leave at the start of a new role will gain day‑one eligibility from April, as ministers presented fresh regulations linked to the Employment Rights Act 2025 to Parliament on 12 January.
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Case StudiesThe benefits on offer at Atom Bank
The benefits offered by Atom Bank include enhanced family leave, a profit share bonus and car salary sacrifice scheme.
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Case StudiesPodcast: Atom Bank uses employee feedback to shape benefits
Atom Bank’s payroll, benefits and reward manager, Gabby Harrison, discusses the organisation’s approach to employee-led benefits design in the latest Employee Benefits podcast.
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ArticleYorkshire Housing enhances family-friendly policy
Social landlord Yorkshire Housing has enhanced its family-friendly policy in order to provide greater support for its employees.
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ArticleGovernment sets out statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay changes for 2026
The government has published the proposed 2026–27 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay.
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ArticleRoyal Mail postal worker wins £3,000 compensation after unlawful denial of unpaid parental leave
An employment tribunal has ruled that a Royal Mail postal worker’s unpaid parental leave was unlawfully denied and that she should receive more than £3,000 in compensation.
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Article78% of sandwich carers struggle to balance work and family responsibilities
Four in five (78%) sandwich carers have admitted to struggling to balance their work and family responsibilities, according to new research by Stiltz.
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ArticleStradbally Ladders ordered to pay €6,000 to worker made redundant on maternity leave
Stradbally Ladders in County Laois, Ireland, has been ordered to pay €6,000 to a former office worker for making her redundant while on maternity leave last year.
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ArticleHuggies and Gut launch Huggies World Cup Paternity Leave campaign
Huggies has launched its Huggies World Cup Paternity Leave campaign, highlighting that potential parents who conceive this month will be on parental leave during the 2026 Fifa World Cup next June.
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OpinionEmma Clark: Parental leave reform: long overdue, but will it happen?
UK employers face uncertainty as MPs demand sweeping changes to paternity rights.
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ArticleAtom Bank enhances paid maternity and paternity leave
Atom Bank has enhanced its maternity and paternity leave policies as part of its dedication to supporting its people and fostering a flexible, family-friendly work environment.
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ArticleE.On and Grant Thornton among top 30 family-friendly and flexible employers
Energy provider E.On, accountancy firm Grant Thornton and law firm Hill Dickinson have been named among the top 30 family-friendly and flexible employers for 2025.