All Benefits for carers articles – Page 15
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ArticleBaxterStorey enhances employee benefits package
Hospitality business BaxterStorey has enhanced its employee benefits package to support its 8,000 UK staff through various life stages and circumstances.The firm has introduced 24 weeks of fully paid enhanced maternity leave to ensure new mothers have the support they need to balance the demands of work and family. It ...
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ArticleBouygues UK enhances paternity leave policy
Credit: iFocus / Shutterstock.comConstruction engineering firm Bouygues UK has enhanced its paternity leave policy to allow its new working fathers to take up to eight weeks of paternity leave on full pay.This is higher than the current statutory paternity leave and pay offered by the government, which is two weeks.According ...
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Article35% think Flexible Working Bill does not support working carers
Employee Benefits poll: One-third (35%) of organisations do not think that the recent Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill goes far enough to support working carers, according to a survey of Employee Benefits readers.Meanwhile, 37% think that it does go far enough to support staff who are working carers, whereas 28% ...
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ArticleAmazon extends reproductive care benefits to employees in 50 countries worldwide
Online retail giant Amazon has extended a virtual reproductive support programme to its employees in over 50 countries around the world.The programme, run by Maven Clinic, gives all Amazon employees and their partners virtual support for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), adoption, egg freezing, and other family-building benefits.Employees have virtual access to ...
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ArticleTesco implements day-one flexible-working rights for staff
Retailer Tesco has granted its more than 300,000 employees new flexible-working rights ahead of the government’s Flexible Working Bill which is expected to take effect from spring 2024.All Tesco employees will have the right to request a flexible-working pattern from their first day in the job, rather than after six ...
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ArticleShoosmiths enhances family-friendly policies
Law firm Shoosmiths is to enhance its family-friendly policies from 1 September.As part of its co-parent leave package, eligible employees will be able to take up to 12 weeks of co-parent leave at full pay, a gender-neutral replacement for its previous two fully paid weeks of paternity leave. This can ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Should the Flexible Working Bill go further?
When the Flexible Working Bill received Royal Assent last week, many commentators, particularly parental rights campaigners, hailed this as a huge step forward.In a nutshell, the new legislation makes several changes to the way flexible working requests will work in practice, including:Giving employees the right to make two flexible working ...
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Supplier articleThe In?uence of Work Social Events on Company Culture
When Summer rolls around, many employees enjoy early ?nishes and more social events. And let’s face it, we Brits feel the need to soak up every ray of sunshine and make the most of warmer months.The sun appears and most people’s ?rst thought is a cold, refreshing and *usually alcoholic* ...
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ArticleGoogle and Costco named America’s Best Employers for Women 2023
Google, Costco and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been named among America’s Best Employers for Women 2023.The annual list, which was created in partnership with Statista and is compiled by Forbes from surveys of 40,000 women working for organisations employing at least 1,000 employees, highlights views on working environment, ...
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ArticleLloyds Banking Group increases flexibility for staff
Lloyds Banking Group has increased flexibility for its workforce with the launch of a new flexibility policy.Its Flexibility Works policy comprises a range of flexible-working options for staff, including the option to compress a five-day working week into four days. This is available to staff who need childcare support up ...
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ArticleRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Health employees accept improved pay and conditions
Workers employed by Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) have accepted improved pay, holidays, and parental leave after taking part in seven days of strike action earlier this year.Last year, the organisation, which is the membership body for paediatricians in the UK and around the world and plays ...
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ArticleGucci recognised for gender parity and disability inclusion
Credit: Studio Barcelona / Shutterstock.comFashion brand Gucci has received certification for gender parity from the Italian government and has been recognised as being a best place to work for disability inclusion in the United States (US).Introduced by the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan, the certification is based on culture ...
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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 ...