All Benefits for carers articles – Page 11
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ArticleWiredCo extends parental leave policies to pets
Australian digital and creative marketing agency WiredCo has extended its parental leave policies to include pet owners, IVF and miscarriages.The agency has introduced five days of paid leave for employees undergoing IVF treatment and two days of leave for their support person. In the event of a miscarriage or stillbirth, ...
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ArticleSchneider Electric enhances family leave benefits
Credit: LCV / Shutterstock.comEnergy management and automation business Schneider Electric has enhanced its family leave benefits for more than 3,500 employees acoss the UK and Ireland in recognition of the evolving needs of its workforce and the importance of work-life balance.The changes came into effect for all employees, including those ...
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ArticleEmerald Publishing enhances benefits package
Credit: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.comEmerald Publishing has enhanced its reward package with a raft of new benefits after an internal review revealed what its staff find important.Following the introduction of a monthly working-from-home allowance in January, Emerald has now implemented Summer Fridays, where its UK office will closes at 1pm ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 30 June - 6 July 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 30 June - 6 July 2023 were: Tui UK enhances family leave policyBirmingham City Council unable to pay £760 million equal pay billUK salary budgets expected to decline in 2024Barclays updates childcare leave policy for US staffTrip.com Group introduces childcare subsidyHolland and ...
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ArticleSantander UK enhances family leave and becomes foster-friendly
Financial services provider Santander UK has updated its internal family leave policy and received foster-friendly accreditation as part of its support of employees who plan to apply to be foster carers.As of this month, the bank now offers these members of staff up to 35 hours, or five days, of ...
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AnalysisHow can employers support staff that also have full-time caring responsibilities?
The Carer’s Leave Act will provide employees caring for a dependent with a long-term care need with one week of flexible unpaid leave a year.Flexibility around job positions, hours and locations, as well as promoting this in job adverts, is crucial to help recruitment and retention.Employee assistance programmes, financial assistance ...
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Case StudiesTSB establishes inclusive environment through carer support
In order to offer valued support, retail banking organisation TSB initially set out to identify how many of its 5,000 UK employees are carers. In doing this, it discovered that around 10% have caring responsibilities and was able to establish a mutual acknowledgement between employees and managers about what help ...
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ArticleTrip.com Group introduces childcare subsidy
Credit: Robert Way / Shutterstock.comGlobal travel service provider Trip.com Group has launched a childcare subsidy for all of its employees across the globe as of this month.Employees who have been in their roles for three years or more will receive an annual cash bonus of 10,000 Chinese Yuan (£1,086), or ...
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ArticleTui UK enhances family leave policy
Travel and leisure business Tui UK has rehauled its family leave policy in order to give its employees more time, financial security and support.Partner leave has been enhanced from two weeks at statutory pay to two weeks at normal pay, and staff going on either maternity or adoption leave will ...
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ArticleIsle of Wight and Cardiff Councils sign age-friendly employer pledge
Isle of Wight Council, Cardiff Council and Leeds City Council have become age-friendly employers by signing a pledge to support their older employees.Other local authorities that have signed the pledge include the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, East Riding, Wealden District Council, Winchester City Council, Lincolnshire County Council City ...
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ArticleBarclays updates childcare leave policy for US staff
Banking group Barclays has enhanced its US childcare leave policy in order to further support new and expectant parents.For births, adoptions or foster care placements occurring on or after 1 July, the primary and non-primary distinction will be eliminated, and all new parents including men, women, non-binary people, same-sex families, ...
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ArticleBNP Paribas enhances US fertility and surrogacy benefits
Bank and financial services firm BNP Paribas has introduced a surrogacy assistance programme and enhanced its fertility benefits for its US staff.The firm’s new surrogacy assistance programme is aimed at supporting and empowering US-based employees who are using surrogacy to start or expand their families. They are now eligible for ...
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ArticleTLT and Bain & Company named on Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2023 list
Law firm TLT, global consultancy Bain & Company and London Stock Exchange Group have been named on The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality for 2023 list.Established by Business in the Community and The Prince’s Responsible Business Network, organisations that choose to enter are asked to share details of ...
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OpinionMartin Williams: Amazon’s term-time contracts come with a new set of problems
The idea proposed by Amazon to offer contracts that revolve around term-time working is an interesting one. At first glance it can seem generous, allowing a degree of flexibility for workers who find school holidays a difficult time to balance work and childcare.However, Amazon is not being totally altruistic. It ...
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ArticleUS Pregnant Workers Fairness Act comes into effect
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) has come into effect from 27 June in the United States (US).Under the terms of the PWFA employers are obliged to provide reasonable accommodations for known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.The act applies to US private and public sector employers ...
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ArticleOC&C Strategy Consultants introduces global equal parental leave
Global strategy consulting firm OC&C Strategy Consultants has launched a fully equalised paid parental leave policy in a move towards gender equality for all of its employees.It will be rolling out the new policy across all 12 of its offices in Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, US ...
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Article45% of employers do not offer a neonatal leave policy
Employee Benefits poll: Almost half (45%) of organisations do not offer their workforce a neonatal leave policy, according to a survey of Employee Benefits readers.Just under one in 10 (8.6%) said they do offer a neonatal leave policy, while 19% do not currently but are planning to introduce one and ...
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ArticleStaffordshire County Council becomes foster-friendly employer
Credit: Ascannio / Shutterstock.comStaffordshire County Council has received fostering-friendly accreditation by the Fostering Network due to its support for employees who balance work with fostering.The council has given employees who foster more flexibility in working patterns, along with access to paid time off for assessments, training and when settling young ...
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Article39% of staff believe parental leave should be more inclusive
More than one-third (39%) of employees think their employer should do more to make their parental leave policy more inclusive, according to research by global employment and HR firm Remote.Its Pride in parenting: how workplaces can offer inclusive parental leave policies report, which surveyed 5,708 full-time employees across 11 markets ...
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ArticlePrysmian Group enhances global parental leave
Credit: DELBO ANDREA / Shutterstock.comCables, energy and telecoms firm Prysmian Group has enhanced its minimum global parental leave and reinforced a full-circle support programme for primary caregivers.The organisation has increased parental leave for primary caregivrs 12 to 16 weeks at full salary, as well as introducing a minimum global standard ...