All Benefits for carers articles – Page 48
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ArticleNoodles and Company to offer maternity leave transition programme with full pay
Image credit: Noodles and CompanyUS restaurant organisation Noodles and Company has announced that from next year, expecting and postpartum mothers will be able to work an 80% schedule four weeks before and four weeks after maternity leave, while receiving full pay.The maternity leave transition programme is an addition to the ...
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OpinionTessa Robinson: Paid parental bereavement leave continues legislative journey
On 8 June 2018, The Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) published its response to the government's consultation on parental bereavement leave. The response will help inform the government as it considers whether grieving parents should be granted the legal right to paid bereavement leave.In March 2018, The Department for Business, Energy ...
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Case StudiesWeetabix Food Company tailors benefits platform to employee preferences
In February 2017, cereal manufacturer Weetabix Food Company launched a combined flexible and voluntary benefits platform, to align with the needs of its 1,000 UK-based employees.The platform, provided by Edenred, was designed to engage and retain Weetabix's varied workforce, as well as to attract new staff.Stuart Branch, group HR and ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Weetabix Food Company
The benefits offered by Weetabix Food Company:Pension and group riskDefined contribution group personal pension plan, available for all employees alongside pre-existing defined benefit scheme, which closed in 2013.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance, employer-funded for all employees. Available for employees' family members as a flexible benefit.Dental insurance, employer-funded for all employees ...
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ArticleCoventry Building Society gives staff three days' paid leave for family emergencies
Coventry Building Society’s 2,500 employees are being given up to three days’ additional paid leave to deal with life-changing events relating to their family or someone they care for.Under the Employee Rights Act, employees have the right to take a reasonable amount of time off to deal with family emergencies. ...
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ArticleBarclays Bank and RBS feature on top family-friendly employers list
Barclays Bank (pictured), Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland are among the organisations featuring on the top-ten list of family-friendly employers, announced by work-life balance charity Working Families.The list of Top 30 employers for working families, which is divided into the top ten and top 11 to 30, ...
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ArticleBereaved parents given day-one right to two weeks' leave
The workplace right to paid leave for bereaved parents has been officially enshrined in law, with the Parental Leave and Pay Bill achieving Royal Assent.The new law, expected to come into force in 2020, will give all employed parents a day-one right to two weeks' leave if they lose a ...
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ArticleMore than half of working men want more involvement in caring responsibilities
More than half (56%) of working men with children or other family responsibilities would prefer to be more involved as carers, according to a study commissioned by Business in the Community (BITC), in partnership with Santander UK.The Equal Lives report, carried out by Avenir Consulting and published in September 2018, ...
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ArticleIress launches paid leave entitlement for parents of children starting primary school
Global software organisation Iress has launched a new fully paid starting school leave entitlement for its 1,800 global employees, to enable working parents to better support children starting primary school.The new leave entitlement, which was implemented in September 2018 across all global operating sites, will allow all parents at the ...
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ArticlePWC launches flexible working recruitment programme
Professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has launched a recruitment programme that enables candidates to choose their own working patterns, in order to attract a more diverse workforce.The Flexible Talent Network was introduced in August 2018. It allows candidates to apply to work at PWC based on their skillset and the ...
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ArticleLorraine Harper: Should employers encourage taking retirement sabbaticals?
The cliff edge of retirement can have a dramatic effect on personal wellbeing and self-worth, so a gradual move is a good way to ease into a different lifestyle, probably on a lower income.The concept of winding down to retirement is not new. Traditionally, this has taken the form of ...
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ArticleBaroness Ros Altman: Should employers encourage taking retirement sabbaticals?
The UK workforce is ageing, and the prevalence of ‘early retirement’ has fallen sharply, as more staff want or need to keep working longer.This means employers have a great opportunity to retain valuable skills and experience, rather than losing their long-standing staff and having the cost of training and recruitment.The ...
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OpinionJulia Waltham: Childcare vouchers are crucial for working families
Childcare is a crucial issue for many families in the UK. For a large majority, their decision to work is dependent on the availability of good quality, local, and crucially, affordable childcare. But for many families, the numbers just do not add up. Family and Childcare Trust's Childcare Survey 2018, ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by CA Technologies
The benefits offered by CA Technologies:Pension and group riskDefined contribution group personal pension plan: employees contribute 3% and CA Technologies contributes 6%. Available for all employees.Income protection for 66% of employees’ income, employer-funded for all employees.Personal accident insurance at two times base salary, employer-funded for all employees.Employee share scheme.Life insurance ...
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Case StudiesCA Technologies broadens wellbeing programme to support global diversity
Global software technology organisation CA Technologies has re-launched its wellbeing programme in order to promote a broader and more inclusive definition of wellbeing among its 10,500 international employees.The initiative was originally implemented 10 years ago, and was re-launched in May 2017 to feature a new ‘Five ways of wellbeing’ structure. ...
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AnalysisHow can employers cater to multi-generational workforces in their reward packages?
Need to know:Having a multi-generational workforce means catering to employees at every stage of adult life, but doing so can provide important dividends.Disability and care responsibilities are among the core issues for an ageing workforce and those in the 'squeezed middle', but resorting to stereotypes should generally be avoided.Wide-ranging packages ...
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ArticleRedington reduces mean gender pay gap by 21.4% in one year
Financial services organisation Redington has reduced its mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay by 21.4%.In 2017, the firm’s mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay was 21.6%, and the median gender pay gap was 30.8%. Over the course of the last year, the mean gender pay gap ...
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ArticleMorgan Stanley launches near-site workplace nursery benefit for London and Glasgow staff
Investment banking organisation Morgan Stanley has introduced a near-site workplace nursery benefit for 5,000 employees based at Canary Wharf, London and 1,000 staff in Glasgow.The new family-friendly benefit, provided by Bright Horizons, was launched in August 2018 as part of a broader wellness strategy that aims to support Morgan Stanley’s ...
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AnalysisHow can voluntary benefits promote a healthy work-life balance?
Need to knowA healthy work-life balance among employees can impact engagement, productivity, wellbeing, and ultimately have an affect on an organisation's profits.Core voluntary benefits such as health insurance and childcare vouchers are a solid foundation for any benefits strategy.Organisations should be innovative and holistic, providing benefits that reflect their own ...
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OpinionAoife Hamilton: Childcare vouchers and family-friendly ways to promote a healthy work-life balance
It is important to understand the challenges parents face in achieving their desired work-life balance.Striking the Balance: the impact becoming a parent has on working life, employment and career, a survey of 4,200 parents from across Northern Ireland published by Employers for Childcare in October 2016, revealed that 91% found ...