All Benefits for carers articles – Page 23
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Article64% of staff think hybrid working rules are key
New survey findings have revealed that 64% of UK workers prioritised the need for hybrid working guidelines when considering a new job, with clear rules on when they would be expected to be available.Global employee recognition and workplace culture organisation OC Tanner’s 2022 Global culture report analysed the perspectives of ...
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ArticleTLT updates staff family leave policy
UK law firm TLT has announced that it has enhanced its family leave policy as part of its progressive and inclusive working approach.The initiative, which takes immediate effect, will see an increase in maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement available to its 1,200 members of staff of up to ...
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AnalysisHow can employers measure the effectiveness of support for working carers?
Need to know:The pandemic has highlighted the pressures on working carers, and the value of offering workplace support.Paid or unpaid care leave, flexible working or flexitime and having access to private time or space to make calls are among the benefits working carers value the most.Flexibility is key, as is ...
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OpinionKatherine Wilson: Support for working carers will retain key talent in the workplace
Most of us will provide unpaid care at some point in our lives, and with women having a 50:50 chance of providing care by the time they are 46, working carers are becoming a significant proportion of the working population. At the height of the pandemic, Carers UK estimated that ...
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Case StudiesNationwide adopts continuous listening approach to gauge working carers' needs
Nationwide has long recognised the value of supporting working carers among its 16,000 employees but the pandemic has emphasised the need for, and value of, this sort of support, argues Faye Whitmarsh, people strategy lead.The building society has an active employee-led working carers’ network, offers ‘passports’ that detail individual caring ...
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ArticleFinncap introduces unlimited holiday for staff
London stockbroker firm Finncap has launched an unlimited holiday allowance from 2022 to try to prevent staff burnout.From 1 January, its 149 employees will be able to take minimum leave consisting of four weeks' leave plus two or three days every quarter, which does not include time off to care ...
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OpinionAngela Watson: How employers can offer staff more eldercare support
The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has shone a light on informal caring as pressures outside of work have increased, with many people caring for others for the first time as a result of this. People have struggled to balance work with new responsibilities and there are fears that these pressures may ...
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Case StudiesAviva helps carer staff with supportive benefits
Insurance business Aviva operates in Ireland, Canada and in the UK, where it employs 16,000 members of staff. Having been established for 325 years, it is invested in its staff, customers, communities and the planet, in line with its purpose of being “with you today, for a better tomorrow”.Aviva launched ...
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AnalysisHas the pandemic highlighted the need for more comprehensive eldercare support in workplaces?
Generally, it’s more important to have benefits schemes that match life stages and provide practical resources to match life and family needs.Most employee assistance programme providers offer eldercare support, be that online resources for targeted legal, financial and care services, or just having someone else to talk to.One of the ...
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ArticleAB InBev launches enhanced parental leave policy
Drink and brewing business AB InBev has introduced an enhanced parental leave policy for its 13,500 employees in the UK and Europe to include leave allowance increases for primary and secondary caregivers.Effective from this month (November), all primary caregivers staff will be entitled to paid leave increase from 16 to ...
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Case StudiesRaven Housing Association provides working carers with comprehensive wellbeing support
Raven Housing Association is one employer which has thought hard about how to better support carers within its workforce. Why? “We understand that to create a great customer experience, you have to create a great employee experience,” summarises Gayle Hunt, senior HR business partner at Raven, which employs around 300 ...
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ArticleKavitha Sivasubramaniam: Supporting carers at work
As our Benefits for Carers Week, in association with Aon, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.According to research published by Carers UK in November 2020, the number of employees with caring responsibilities ...
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OpinionSue Yeandle: How can employers support staff with caring responsibilities?
It’s a growing issue. In 2020, England and Wales had 3.7 million working carers according to the Supporting working carers: how employers and employees can benefit report, published in June 2020 by the University of Sheffield and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Numbers continue to rise. Managing paid ...
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OpinionMark Witte: Employers should take note of an ageing workforce
Across the world, people are living longer. Between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the world’s population over 60 is set to almost double from 12% to 22%, according to the World Health Organization.In Aon’s recent report, The aging population: why it’s time to take notice, it noted that life ...
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AnalysisWhat targeted support can employers offer to meet the wellbeing needs of carers?
Need to know:The pandemic has triggered a cultural shift in how we work, with a newfound openness alongside a wider acceptance of flexible working. These are both welcome developments for working carers.However, we shouldn’t underestimate how challenging working life can be for carers. Employers should seek to address carers’ emotional, ...
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Article19% of working fathers worry about parental leave impact
Almost one in five (19%) fathers feel that taking extended parental leave would be negatively viewed at work, according to a new survey.Now: Pensions and the Diversity Project has released its research, which puts a spotlight on the extremely low take-up of paternity leave on this year's International Men’s Day ...
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ArticleBaker McKenzie enhances family friendly initiatives
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has updated its family friendly policy provisions in order to recognise some of the challenges faced by working parents and carers in current society.The organisation will now offer enhanced paternity pay and leave with immediate effect, which will be extended from two to 12 weeks ...
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ArticleOne in 10 staff use free time to care for family
Working from home could release an average of two hours a day for employees, with one in 10 using the extra time to care for family members, according to new research.A study by Virgin Media O2 Business and the Centre for Economics and Business Research calculated the potential cost savings ...
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ArticleUK gender pay gap progress slow
The UK gender pay gap has continued its downward trend but the pay penalty experienced by women over 40 perseveres, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).In 2021, the pay gap among full-time employees was 7.9%, up from 7.0% in 2020. This is still below the difference ...