All Benefits for carers articles – Page 3
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Article76% of staff with young children worry about balancing childcare and work over the summer
Three-quarters (76%) of UK employees with children under the age of seven are worried about balancing childcare and work during the summer break, according to research by International Workplace Group.
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OpinionNicola Wallbank: How employers can help with statutory parental leave
A report by the Women and Equalities Committee concluded that the UK’s statutory parental leave system does not support working families effectively.
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ArticleFoot Anstey launches inclusive parental leave policy
Foot Anstey has introduced an inclusive parental leave policy and mortgage support benefit for its employees.
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ArticleAsda enhances family-friendly policies for 140,000 employees
Asda has enhanced its family-friendly policies for all of its 140,000 employees in order to strengthen the support it offers during key life moments.
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Case StudiesPodcast: Ferring Pharmaceuticals places family-building benefits at the heart of its strategy
The organisation is proud to be a fertility- and family-friendly employer.
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Ferring Pharmaceuticals
The benefits available to Ferring Pharmaceuticals employees in the UK include private medical insurance and a family-building programme.
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ArticleGovernment launches ‘landmark’ review of parental leave
The government has launched a landmark review of parental leave and pay, including what be the statutory minimum employers should offer.
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OpinionLucy Burrows: Statutory paternity pay under the Employment Rights Bill
As the bill is considered again by the House of Lords, it has been highlighted day one rights will not include statutory paternity pay for new fathers who have been in a job less than nine months.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Is the UK’s parental leave system beyond repair?
With MPs claims that the UK’s parental leave system is broken, will a forthcoming government review go far enough to adequately address the issue?
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ArticleParental leave system is broken, say MPs
The current system of parental leave in the UK has ‘fundamental failings’, according to a report by the Women and Equalities Committee.
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ArticleQBE introduces equal parental leave for Asia-based employees
QBE has enhanced its parental leave policy in its Asian operating countries to ensure employees who become fathers receive the same entitlements as mothers.
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OpinionGeorge Tattersall: The benefits of shared parental leave
In 2024, shared parental leave laws were updated to give new fathers and partners more flexibility in how they take their parental leave.
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Article58% of parents have been asked to work in the office more frequently
Just under three-fifths (58%) of parents said either they or their partner had been asked to work in the office more frequently by their employer in the last six months, according to research by childcare app Bubble.
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ArticleA fifth of fathers had no entitlement to parental leave
A fifth of fathers had no entitlement to parental leave, according to research by Working Families.
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Article36% of cancer carers want to move jobs due to lack of employer support
More than a third (36%) of UK cancer carers want to move jobs due to lack of employer support during their time as a carer, according to research by Reframe Cancer.
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OpinionChloe Leyland: What do employers and employees need to know about neonatal leave changes?
Triumphed as another reform by the Labour government in upgrading workers’ rights, it has introduced a right for workers to take time off work for neonatal care.
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ArticleExclusive: Brewers Decorator Centres launches cancer service for carers
Brewers Decorator Centres has implemented a cancer carer service to directly support employees who are caring for a loved one with cancer.
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ArticleStarbucks Canada receives Fertility Matters 2025 Better Benefits Award
Starbucks Canada has received the Fertility Matters Canada 2025 Better Benefits Award in recognition of its new parental leave top-up benefit it introduced earlier this month.
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OpinionSarah Jackman: Shining a light on employees’ caring responsibilities
In the UK, the country’s changing demographics mean that care responsibilities now extend beyond childcare, with an increasing number of employees caring for elderly parents.
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ArticleQBE Europe receives family-friendly workplace accreditation
QBE Europe has been certified as a family-friendly workplace following changes to its UK benefits provision to support working parents.