All Benefits for carers articles – Page 30
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid covers performance management
Without even asking, Big Bad Boss has agreed to lend me to another department. I am to be assigned to the organisation development team, which for me is pretty much like joining the enemy. Madeline, who leads (although in her case perhaps ‘administrates’ better describes it) the performance management programme, ...
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Article41% of working mothers are struggling to balance work and childcare
Two-fifths (41%) of working mothers are struggling to find childcare so they can work effectively, according to research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).Its survey of working mothers with children under 10 also found that a similar percentage (43%) are having to combine working at home and childcare, a difference ...
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ArticleCommonwealth Bank increases paid leave for parents of stillbirth
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has increased its paid parental leave for any of its 52,000 employees who suffer from a stillbirth.The bank is increasing the parental leave for primary carers to 12 weeks of paid leave, while secondary carers will have access to four.This is in addition to the flexible parental ...
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ArticleDesigner Appliances looking to hire vacuum cleaner tester
Something for the weekend: Designer Appliances is looking to hire a tester to review its new cordless vacuum cleaner.After realising the incredible amount of stress that pet owners can be put under when carrying out day-to-day chores, the organisation thought it would be best to hire a pooch-owning applicant to ...
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ArticleJohannesburg Stock Exchange introduces equal paid parental leave
Africa's largest stock exchange, Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is giving all working parents four months paid leave entitlement.Regardless of gender, all of JSE's 500 employees will be eligible for the benefit. The policy extends to parents who are expecting a newborn through adoption or via surrogacy, as well as natural ...
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Article30% of employees may need to leave their jobs due to caring responsibilities
Almost a third (30%) of employees with caring responsibilities believe that they may have to leave their jobs due to unsupportive employers, according to research by Phoenix Group.Its research, which surveyed 2,004 employees, also found that a third (33%) of carers aged 18-34 are the most likely age group to ...
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ArticleDuke University increases paid parental leave to six weeks
North Carolina's Duke University has enhanced its parental leave policy, offering working parents six weeks paid leave, effective from 3 August 2020.This increase sees staff members across Duke, including graduate medical education house staff, parental leave allocation double. Since paid parental leave was introduced in 2003, employees have been able ...
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ArticleIrish government increases paid parents' leave to five weeks
Working parents in Ireland are to be given an extra three weeks' paid leave by the Irish government.This will be backdated to apply to any child born after 1 November 2019 in order to recognise the particular challenges that parents have faced during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Working parents were previously ...
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ArticleJapan Tobacco International enhances global family leave for 44,000 employees
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has enhanced its global family leave policy for 44,000 employees, which will take effect from 1 January 2021.The global strategy offers employees, across 81 countries, a minimum of 20 weeks leave at full pay, regardless of gender, sex, or whether staff have become parents through birth, ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Preparing for life post-lockdown
Saturday 4 July will see a large number of businesses open for the first time in several months as the government continues to ease lockdown. Overall, it has been estimated that nearly two-thirds of Britons will return to the workplace by the end of August.While this is undoubtedly a positive ...
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ArticleNew Zealand increases paid parental leave to 26 weeks
The New Zealand government has increased paid parental leave entitlement to 26 weeks, from 1 July.The parental leave enhancement will give new parents an additional four weeks of leave, up from 22 weeks. The maximum weekly payment will also increase by $20 (£10.43) per week.Each year, the parental leave payment ...
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Article70% of working parents require more long-term childcare benefits
Seven in ten (70%) working parents feel they would benefit from more employer-led support with long-term childcare, according to research by Bright Horizons.Its study of 1,500 working parents also found that a further 64% of respondents would like to see more benefits relating to back-up care and support for family ...
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ArticleJersey increases parental leave to 52 weeks
Jersey has enhanced its parental leave legislation, ensuring that all working parents are entitled to 52 weeks of parental leave, with six weeks to be paid by the employer.From 28 June 2020, the legislation will see parental leave double from the current 26-week entitlement, enabling parents to take a full ...
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ArticleFidelity International enhances global parental leave policy for 7,284 employees
Investment management services provider Fidelity International has introduced an enhanced parental leave policy for all of its 7,284 employees in 27 global locations.The enhanced policy allows fathers and secondary carers to receive the same paid leave entitlement as mothers and primary carers for children who are born or are adopted ...
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ArticleParents returning to work after maternity and paternity leave eligible for furlough pay
Working parents on statutory maternity and paternity leave, who are returning to work before October 2020, will be eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).The enhancement to the CJRS will mean that working parents will still be able to receive 80% of their salary through the government scheme, if ...
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ArticleTSB introduces 70 hours paid carer leave for 7,000 employees
Banking organisation TSB is introducing a new carer policy, giving its 7,000 employees up to 70 hours paid leave a year.The new benefit coming into effect yesterday (8 June 2020) allows employees the flexibility to look after a dependent, family member or friend who has a disability, mental or physical ...
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ArticleAmazon provides emergency family care for 650,000 employees
Technology giant Amazon is offering subsidised family care to 650,000 full and part-time employees in the US.The benefit, provided by Care.com, will provide an employee with up to 10 days of subsidised emergency back-up child or adult care between 4 June 2020 and 2 October 2020.Amazon employees will have to ...
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ArticleInvesco enhances parental benefits for 1,692 employees
Global investment organisation Invesco has enhanced its paid parental leave scheme across Europe, the Middle East and Africa region (EMEA) for its 1,692 employees.Under the new policy, all parents regardless of gender will be entitled to 26 continuous weeks of paid leave at their full salary within 12 months of ...
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ArticlePrysmian Group launches global maternity policy
Italian manufacturer Prysmian Group has launched a new policy to support any of its 30,000 employees globally who wish to take maternity leave. The policy offers 12 weeks fully paid leave, covering both birth biological mothers and legal adoptive mothers, and ensures employees in all 50 countries where the statutory ...
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ArticleGovernment launches dedicated app to support 1.5 million UK adult social care staff
A new app for 1.5 million adult social care workers, has been launched to offer support throughout the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, providing staff with mental wellbeing support, Covid-19 guidance, and discounts available to them.The Care Workforce app, developed by NHSX and the NHS Business Services Authority, will be offered to ...