All Benefits for carers articles – Page 23
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ArticleUK ranks sixth worst in the world for parental leave
Research by Confused.com has revealed that the UK offers the sixth worst parental leave package in the world.In the UK, mothers were found to receive an average of 11.6 weeks of fully paid parental leave, while fathers received just 0.4 weeks. The average payment rate was 0.19%, with mothers receiving ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits on offer at Blood Cancer UK
The benefits offered by Blood Cancer UK:Pension and group riskGroup personal pension scheme for all employees with default contributions of 5% for employee and employer. Employees can change their contributions and if they maintain it above 3%, the employer contribution continues. Employer contributions increase to 10% upon completion of five ...
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ArticleBoots, DFS and Sainsbury's rank top for enhanced parental benefits
Beauty and pharmacy retailer Boots has topped the list of UK businesses offering the most roles with enhanced parental leave benefits, according to hiring platform Indeed.Enhanced parental leave was defined as a provision above the statutory minimum, which Indeed tracked through the use of terms including 'generous', 'extended', 'competitive', 'enhanced' ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis launches parenthood support for staff
Retailer John Lewis, which employs around 80,000, has introduced fertility, pregnancy and parenthood support for its staff by partnering with family-focused app Bloss as of this month.Through the app, managers have been given access to written and video resources and training on how to better understand, talk to and empathise ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 29 July – 4 August 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 July and 4 August were: HSBC awards lowest-paid staff £1,500 cost-of-living bonusRicoh UK introduces financial wellbeing app for employeesCo-operative Bank gives staff £1,000 cost-of-living pay riseUniversity of the Arts London enhances parental leaveOnly 22% of employers target benefits to specific demographics46% ...
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ArticleEuropean Union members to make carer work-life balance measures law
All members of the European Union (EU) must apply rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers by transposing a Work-Life Balance Directive into national law as of this week.The rules set out minimum standards for paternity, parental and carers' leave, and have established rights such as working fathers ...
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ArticleJohn Keells Group introduces equal parental leave
Credit: Besides the Obvious / Shutterstock.comJohn Keells Group has expanded its parental leave to provide its more than 14,000 employees with an equal 100 days, as of this month.The group, which operates more than 70 businesses across seven industry sectors in Sri Lanka, has increased the number of paternity leave ...
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ArticleFinnish reform gives employees right to equal parental leave
Credit: Ilari Nackel / Shutterstock.comThe Finnish government has reformed family leave legislation as of this week, giving both parents the right to an equal amount of parental leave for the first time.Under the reform, both parents are entitled to 160 days' parental allowance, with one parent able to transfer up ...
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ArticleUniversity of the Arts London enhances parental leave
Credit: DrimaFilm / Shutterstock.comUniversity of the Arts London (UAL) has announced that it will offer 26 weeks of maternity and paternity leave at full pay from 1 October as part of an improvement to its parental leave terms and conditions.Previously, UAL offered four weeks at full pay for maternity leave ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 22 July – 28 July 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 22 July and 28 July were: Aldi increases hourly pay for second time in 2022 TSB gives lowest earning staff £1,000 cost-of-living bonusMoneysupermarket gives employees £2,000 for rising living costsFive Guys franchisee launches on-demand payLaing O’Rourke launches equal parental leave Axa UK ...
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ArticleBank of Ireland enhances paternity leave policy
The Bank of Ireland has launched a revised paternity leave policy in order to support its employees to combine their work and family life more effectively.The current amount of paid paternity leave on offer has been increased from two to six weeks, and is available from the first day of ...
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ArticleLaing O’Rourke launches equal parental leave
Engineering and construction firm Laing O’Rourke has launched equal parental leave for its 10,000 employees across the UK and Australia, regardless of how they become a parent.From October, all staff will have access to at least six months of parenthood leave at full pay, whatever their gender, and whether they ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 15 July – 21 July 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 15 July and 21 July were: Supreme Court rules teacher entitled to more holiday pay in landmark caseJohn Lewis Partnership becomes Menopause Friendly EmployerCourt of Appeal overturns injunction preventing Tesco from removing enhanced pay English NHS staff receive minimum £1,400 pay rise ...
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ArticleFunding Circle introduces parental buddy scheme
Small business loan platform Funding Circle has launched a parental buddy scheme to support employees with children.The initiative aims to support any of its 600 members of staff preparing for, taking or returning from parental leave by providing them with access to a buddy. The buddies will be other employees ...
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ArticleHaleon introduces inclusive parental leave policy
Consumer health organisation Haleon has launched an equal parental leave policy to coincide with its first day as an independent business, following its demerger from GlaxoSmithKline.On its first day of trading on the London Stock Exchange, 18 July 2022, the business announced that its 22,000-plus members of staff across 170 ...
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ArticleFerring Pharmaceuticals launches global family benefits package
Biopharmaceutical group Ferring Pharmaceuticals has introduced a global family building benefits package for its employees as part of a commitment to help them build families of all shapes and sizes.According to the group, which employs 6,000 people worldwide, the holistic three-tier support model provides a 26-week global minimum standard of ...
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Case StudiesPhoenix Group ingrains support for carers in its corporate culture
Long-term savings and retirement organisation Phoenix Group, which employs around 8,000 people, was recognised as a Carer Positive Exemplary Employer in 2020 for the support it provides to its working carers.Ensuring that employees are supported is important to the organisation. Claire Hawkins, director of corporate affairs and investor relations at ...
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OpinionSarah Jackson: 20 years after introducing paternity leave, why we need to do more for fathers
It is 20 years since a new law was passed to give UK fathers two weeks' paid paternity leave. Since then, attitudes about fathers’ roles at home have changed considerably, especially in light of the pandemic.Yet what is on offer remains unchanged. Paternity leave is still only two weeks, and ...
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AnalysisHow can employers compensate for the government’s lack of support for working carers?
Need to know:Implementing a working carers’ policy that details all the support relevant to employees with caring responsibilities can encourage staff to speak openly about their needs.Flexibility is essential, with options including paid and unpaid leave, flexible and part-time hours, sabbaticals and even allowing carers to take their annual leave ...
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ArticleAldi, Amazon and Royal Mail named best employers for parents
Aldi, Amazon and Royal Mail have topped the list for the best employers for parents, according to research from job board Breakroom.More than 230,000 respondents were canvassed in order to find the best employers for parents. Following this, employees at businesses with more than 100 parents on staff were asked ...