All Benefits for carers articles – Page 35
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Metropolitan Police uses returners programme to address pay gap
Employee Benefits Live 2019: The Metropolitan Police Service has taken steps to address its gender pay gap and increase female representation in its workforce, using its women’s returners programme.The programme, which is a high-level internship scheme, aims to support female officers in the return to work after a career break.Addressing ...
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Case StudiesVoxbone uses transparent reporting to further inclusion and engagement
When it comes to diversity, communication-as-a-service organisation Voxbone is already well on its way, with 187 employees in seven locations across the world, including in Asia, Europe and the US, spanning 39 nationalities.The challenge, then, is keeping this diverse and dispersed workforce feeling connected, included and engaged.Jemma Hardy, vice president ...
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ArticleHachette UK enhances parental benefits for 1,500 members of staff
Publishing organisation Hachette UK is enhancing its benefits offering for working parents among its approximately 1,500-strong workforce.In an email circulated to employees on 4 September 2019, Melanie Tansey, HR director at Hachette UK, announced that the organisation had enhanced several aspects of its benefits package for working carers, including equalising ...
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ArticleZurich enhances parental leave and family-friendly policies for 4,500 UK staff
Insurance organisation Zurich has enhanced its family-friendly policies for 4,500 UK-based staff; this includes equalising parental leave to offer secondary carers up to 16 weeks of leave at full pay.The paternity enhancement, which will come into effect from 19 December 2019, includes equalising maternity, adoption and paternity leave, so as ...
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ArticleNorth Carolina Supreme Court enhances secured parental leave for attorneys
The Supreme Court in North Carolina has amended its rules of practice to enable local lawyers to designate up to 12 weeks of secured leave, without court appearances, following the birth or adoption of their child.Chief Justice Cheri Beasley (pictured) confirmed this week (Tuesday 10 September 2019) that the Supreme ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by The Grand Brighton
The benefits offered by The Grand Brighton:PensionsA master trust pension scheme for auto-enrolment purposes, provided by The People's Pension, which follows the minimum statutory contribution rates. There are currently 240 eligible employees within this scheme, because some staff work flexibly or are too young to be eligible.Managers and supervisors are ...
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ArticleKering enhances paid paternity and partner leave for employees worldwide
Global luxury goods organisation Kering has enhanced its paid paternity and partner leave, offering all new fathers and partners up to 14 weeks of fully paid leave.Effective from 1 January 2020, the improved paternity and partner leave has been amended to match the organisation’s enhanced maternity policy; all new parents ...
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ArticleGeisinger launches paid parental leave for 32,000 staff
US-based healthcare organisation Geisinger has launched a new paid parental leave benefit for its 32,000 employees, effective from 1 September 2019.The leave initiative enables all full and part-time employees with at least six months' service, to take up to two weeks of fully paid leave upon the arrival of a ...
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ArticleDeloitte doubles paid parental leave for non-birth parents
Professional services firm Deloitte, which has more than 16,000 employees, has doubled its paid parental leave benefit for non-birth parents, offering four weeks of fully paid leave.The enhanced parental leave benefit, effective from 1 October 2019, enables any father, same-sex spouse or partner, civil partner or adoptive parent with at ...
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ArticleUK-based Ryanair pilots undertake three-day strike
UK-based pilots employed by airline Ryanair who are members of The British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa), are undertaking three days of strike action, starting today (Monday 2 September 2019).Balpa members employed by Ryanair were balloted in August 2019 with regards to industrial action; based on a 72% turnout, 80% voted ...
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AnalysisHow can employers create a culture of care for working parents?
Need to know:The foundation for a caring culture is a sense of flexibility, empathy and understanding, particularly when unexpected issues arise.Offering enhanced maternity and paternity leave and pay can help support new parents, as can access to childcare facilities or financial schemes.Benefits such as life insurance and critical illness cover ...
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Case StudiesThe Audit Lab creates culture of flexibility for working parents
Providing support for working parents while maintaining operational efficiency can be particularly challenging for employers with small teams. Bolton-based marketing agency The Audit Lab understands this particularly well, because it employs nine people, four of whom have young children.Sometimes, the secret to creating the right culture is trial and error, ...
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OpinionFaye Whitmarsh: Family-friendly policies create a culture of care that benefits everyone
At Nationwide, we know people achieve more together than they can alone. Being a building society, this is one of the things that sets us apart from our competitors.That said, delivering on our ambitions and living up to our values is no small task; we need to make sure our ...
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ArticleQBE New Zealand equalises and enhances paid parental leave for 210 staff
Insurance organisation QBE New Zealand has equalised its parental leave policy, enabling all new parents to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave within the first 24 months of their child’s birth.The enhanced paid parental leave initiative, called Share the Care, was announced in August 2019 and will be ...
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ArticleChildcare vouchers closure caused 84% of working parents to rethink career
More than four-fifths (84%) of working parents have had to reconsider their future career plans following the closure of the government's childcare vouchers scheme to new entrants in October 2018, according to research by the Childcare Voucher Providers Association (CVPA).The research canvassed the views of 17,000 parents currently using the ...
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ArticleING Australia equalises paid parental leave for 1,000 employees
Banking organisation ING Australia has equalised its paid parental leave benefit for approximately 1,000 employees, entitling both male and female staff to take up to 14 weeks of paid leave.The policy, implemented in August 2019, has removed references to primary and secondary caregivers, instead allowing both male and female employees ...
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ArticleJones Day faces legal action in parental leave gender discrimination case
US-based global law firm Jones Day is to face legal action from two of its former associates. The married ex-colleagues have accused the organisation of gender discrimination within its paid parental leave policy, because the father did not qualify for the paid disability leave offered to birth mothers.The lawsuit is ...
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ArticleSidley Austin extends paid parental leave for US associates and counsel
Image credit: Sidley AustinGlobal law firm Sidley Austin has extended its paid parental leave policy for US-based associates and counsel, providing up to 14 weeks of paid leave for male and female legal staff.The enhanced policy, effective from 1 August 2019, enables both primary and secondary caregivers to take up ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by TGI Friday’s
The benefits offered by TGI Friday’s:PensionsA defined contribution (DC) pension scheme via the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest): staff save 5% of their salary and TGI Friday’s contributes 3%.Managers and directors of operations can opt to save into a group personal pension (GPP), provided by Standard Life, which enables them ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Flexible working initiatives offered by 76% of organisations
EXCLUSIVE: Flexible working initiatives remain the most popular lifestyle benefit, offered by 76% of organisations overall, and as a core benefit for all employees at 50%, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019 report, which surveyed 290 respondents and was published in May 2019, also found that retail ...