All Benefits for carers articles – Page 26
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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 ...
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ArticleZurich UK sees 300,000 paternity leave hours taken
Insurance organisation Zurich UK has revealed that its working fathers have taken 300,000 hours of paternity leave since it launched its enhanced package in 2019.OnePoll surveyed 1,000 respondents on behalf of the provider and found that in the past two years, two out of three (63%) dads opted to take ...
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OpinionPolly Neate: What employers need to know about the housing emergency
The housing emergency is real. Just ask your colleagues.Right now in the UK, working families are being evicted from their homes. Working people are living in hostels and working parents are going without food just so they can pay the rent. This is the housing emergency. How much do you ...
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Supplier articleClient Success Story: Xexec and Serco
Serco specialise in the delivery of essential public services, with people working in defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare, and other citizen services. Serco has 30K+ UK employees across 542 locations. Serco partnered with Xexec to address the challenge of providing a benefits programme that makes a positive impact on their ...
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Supplier articleWhy We’re Awarding London Startups £50,000 In Free Childcare
The current childcare crisis is affecting the competitiveness of every startup in the UK today. More childcare centers and nurseries have shut in London than in any other part of the UK. Throughout the pandemic, working parents–all too often women—were forced to leave full-time employment due to ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 8 October - 14 October 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 8 October – 14 October 2021 were: Kuoni launches hybrid working for head office staffEXCLUSIVE: BP creates innovative support for working carersHow do staff travel schemes vary around the world?EXCLUSIVE WorkLife research: 34% of SMEs have staff with mental health issuesGender pay ...
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ArticleLandwood Group introduces staff menopause policy
Manchester-based property and asset business Landwood Group has implemented a new staff menopause policy as part of its commitment to remove female progression barriers within the property sector.According to the group, which employs around 30 people, the approach involves the menopause being formally classed as a health condition and ensures ...
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Article88% of staff think parental leave policies aid wellbeing
New research has revealed that 88% of employees and managers think that organisations with parental leave programmes show support for wellbeing, with 52% strongly agreeing with this.Bright Horizons’ findings, which are comprised of responses from staff and managers who are users of the nursery and back-up care provider’s parental leave ...
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Article41% of working mothers held back from promotion
Research carried out by charity Working Families, to mark its launch of this year's National Work Life Week (11–15 October), has revealed that 41% of working mothers believe that being a parent is holding them back from promotion at work, while 50% with additional caring responsibilities state the same.The charity ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Microsoft introduces leave benefits to support employees through pandemic
Employee Benefits Live 2021: The pandemic forced the hand of employers to look at how to adapt benefit strategies to best support employees through challenging times, said Tim Robertson, Emea compensation and benefits lead at Microsoft.Robertson, (pictured) addressed delegates at Employee Benefits Live 2021, at London’s Excel, in a panel ...