All Benefits for carers articles – Page 25
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Investigo
The benefits on offer at Investigo: Pension and group riskAuto-enrolment pension scheme for all employees on completion of three months' service, with 5% of qualifying earnings minimum contribution for employee and 3% for the employer. Employees can increase their contributions.Group income protection, employer paid, for all employees after probation period.Financial ...
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ArticleShetland Islands Council gender pay gap falls to 5.9%
Shetland Islands Council has announced that its gender pay gap has fallen to 5.9%, having been as high as 11.21% five years ago.The council’s pay gap, which is the difference between the average earnings of men and women, has gradually reduced over recent years, standing at 7.9% in 2017/2018. The ...
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ArticleGeneral Mills implements new childbirth policies
Global food business General Mills has launched new expanded policies for its UK and Ireland employee benefits plan to support families with childbirth, adoption and pregnancy loss.The policies have been designed to create a more inclusive business, offering broadened shared parental leave that allows new mothers and fathers, including same-sex ...
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ArticlePWC introduces paid time off for fertility treatment
Accounting organisation PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has announced it will allow its employees to take paid time off to undergo fertility treatments from next month (1 July).The new policy will enable these members of staff to take eight days of paid leave for fertility consultations and appointments. Those whose partners are having ...
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Case StudiesThe Glenmorangie Company provides staff with enhanced family-friendly benefits
At the start of 2021 The Glenmorangie Company, which employs 244 people, upgraded its family-leave policy to support all new parents, whether through birth, adoption, surrogacy or any other means, during the first weeks of parenthood and to extend the same rights to paid family leave to all members of ...
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OpinionJoanne Waterworth: Family-friendly benefits can help attract and retain key talent
As we move gradually out of restrictions and work together to create our ‘new normal’, we know that many employers are looking at how they can support their staff members in keeping and improving on some of the flexible and family-friendly ways of working that many of us have experienced ...
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AnalysisTop tips for being a trailblazer of family-friendly benefits
Need To KnowFlexibility around where and when employees can work is one of the most highly-valued family-friendly benefits.Supporting employees who are also carers should include access to support programmes that help them find and fund the most suitable family-based care services.Group life and income protection benefits provide more than financial ...
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ArticleCo-op introduces employee pregnancy loss policy
Supermarket retailer Co-op has launched a dedicated policy to support its employees through a pregnancy loss.The policy is part of Co-op’s drive to create an inclusive workplace and deliver a fairer world for its 63,000 staff. It includes miscarriage, stillbirth, embryo transfer loss, molar pregnancy and pregnancy termination, and supports ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 18 June - 24 June 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 18 June – 24 June 2021 were: Deloitte supports work-life balance with flexible working policyABB launches paid parental leave programmePremier Inn employees strike over living wage disputeA cuppa to boost employee wellbeingEmployers can furlough self-isolating employeesHow can you engage employees who are ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Taking pride in work
While last week was Men’s Health Week, the month of June is global Pride Month, which celebrates LGBTQ+ communities across the globe.To coincide with this, some employers have taken the opportunity to review their diversity and inclusion (D&I) policies, identify areas of improvement and implement new initiatives.Insurance company Zego, for ...
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OpinionKerry Hudson: Employers need to be informed of pregnancies while staff are on furlough
Women on furlough could jeopardise their employee rights if they fail to tell their employers that they are pregnant.Expectant mothers who are on furlough may be tempted not to notify their employers of their pregnancy, possibly because they think they may receive more money on furlough, or because of fears ...
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ArticleNatwest offers discounted staff fertility treatment
UK banking organisation Natwest Group has introduced employee discounts for a multitude of fertility treatments.The business will enable its 59,000 staff to have access to IVF, sperm freezing, treatment with donor eggs and sperm, and support for same-sex couples who want to start a family at a reduced price. Discounts ...
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ArticleABB launches paid parental leave programme
Technology organisation ABB has announced it will launch a gender neutral parental leave programme in order to foster a more diverse and inclusive culture.The new initiative, which is part of ABB’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2030, will support families by giving parents an opportunity to balance career and family ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: One in seven employees balance work with caring
New findings have revealed that one in seven employees are currently balancing their jobs with caring responsibilities, set to rise to one in six by 2040.Aon's report, The aging population: why it’s time to take notice, identified that an increasing number of staff with caring responsibilities and the rising average ...
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Supplier articleWebinar: Maximising value from your chosen benefits platform
To maximise engagement with your employee benefits, you’ll need a great platform to host them on and a carefully crafted engagement strategy. Join us on the 23rd June where we’ll be exploring how to maximise the value from your chosen benefits platform and some key considerations if ...
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ArticleCrerar Hotels launches new benefits package
Crerar Hotels has unveiled a range of revamped employee benefits to set itself apart from others in the hospitality industry.The range of lifestyle perks being introduced have been designed to be more attuned to how employees live and work. These include contributions towards driving lessons, a compulsory day off on ...
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ArticleLidl Northern Ireland offers employees paid leave for miscarriages
Lidl Northern Ireland has introduced a new policy to give employees three days of paid compassionate leave following an early pregnancy loss or miscarriage.According to the supermarket, the allowance is available to all staff, regardless of gender, and includes those using a surrogate mother.Additionally, Lidl has extended its compassionate leave ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis Partnership introduces equal paid leave for parents
John Lewis Partnership has unveiled a raft of new family-friendly benefits and policies to improve inclusion, including six months’ equal paid maternity and paternity leave.From the autumn, all employees who have been at the UK retailer for a year will be offered 26 weeks of paid leave when they have ...
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Supplier articleWhy Social Responsibility is great for Business and how to achieve it
Social responsibility is not a new concept. However, it is a term that is becoming ever more popular with many progressive and cooperative companies who wish to do good. Being socially responsible requires a business to act and react in a way that benefits society. This way of working is ...
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OpinionMichelle Last: The long-term career risks for mothers working from home
Employers need to be realistic about the effects of increased working from home for working mothers in order to maintain and improve on equality gains achieved pre-Covid-19 (Coronavirus).Government guidance that people should work from home over the last year has enabled many families to reduce their reliance on costly childcare ...