All Benefits for carers articles – Page 50
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ArticlePepsiCo launches paid return-to-work programme
Multinational food and beverage organisation PepsiCo has launched a paid return-to-work programme to help individuals re-enter the workforce after taking a career break.Ready to Return is a 10 to 12-week paid programme targeted at men and women who have been on a career break for two years or more.The programme, ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Applauding the best in benefits
Hello, and welcome to my first official blog as editor of Employee Benefits!For those of you who may have missed last week’s announcement, I have temporarily stepped into the shoes of Debbie Lovewell-Tuck, who is now on maternity leave awaiting her little bundle of joy.While on the topic of special ...
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ArticleGovernment publishes two-year action plan to support carers
The Department of Health and Social Care has published a two-year, cross-government action plan on how to improve the available support for carers in England, including the consideration of dedicated employment rights specifically for carers.Its Carers action plan 2018-2020: support carers today report, published on 5 June 2018, investigates issues ...
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ArticleOutsourced workers continue industrial action against University of London
Following a two-day strike on the 25 and 26 April 2018, outsourced workers from the University of London are taking further industrial action today (6 June 2018), in an ongoing fight to end outsourcing and zero-hour contracts.The protesters aim to gain better access to pensions, holiday and sick pay, and ...
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ArticleBank of America Merrill Lynch and Deloitte shortlisted for benefits for working carers
The Bank of America Merrill Lynch and professional services firm Deloitte (pictured) are shortlisted in the Best benefits to support working carers category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2018.This award celebrates employers that have effectively implemented benefits and strategies to support carers in the workplace.The full shortlist is:Bank of America ...
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AnalysisThe changing role of reward in managing the talent pipeline
Need to know: High employment levels are forcing organisations to rethink their employee value propositions, progression pipelines and retention strategies.Demonstrating a long-term commitment, nurturing talent and even providing secondment opportunities can help boost staff loyalty.Flexible working options can be key to appealing to a wide range of employees, not just ...
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ArticlePoll: 79% think shared parental leave should be paid the same as enhanced maternity pay
Employee Benefits poll: More than three-quarters (79%) of respondents think that shared parental leave should be paid at the same rate as enhanced maternity pay.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 56 responses, also found that 14% of respondents do not believe that shared parental leave should be paid ...
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ArticleUber to implement paid protection benefits for 150,000 drivers
Taxi and delivery organisation Uber is to introduce paid protection benefits and one-off life event payments for 150,000 independent contractors across the UK and Europe.The new funded benefits, effective from 1 June 2018, have been designed to help provide Uber drivers with greater financial security to ensure that life events, ...
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Article53% are not comfortable discussing family-related matters with their employer
Over half (53%) of respondents would not feel confident discussing family-related issues with their employer, according to research by Working Families and Bright Horizons.Modern families index 2018: how employers can support the UK’s working families, a report which surveyed 2,761 working parents in the UK, also found that around 23% ...
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Article28% value additional holiday and flexible working over a pay rise
More than a quarter (28%) of respondents value additional holiday days, sabbaticals and flexible working hours as employee benefits, over receiving a pay rise, according to research by SmallBusinessPrices.co.uk.Its survey of 2,000 UK employees also found that 29% of respondents aged between 18 and 24 would consider applying for a ...
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ArticleGovernment committee publishes report on support for working carers
The Work and Pensions Committee has this week published a report detailing recommendations on how working carers can be better supported by both employers and the government. This includes proposals to make the right to request flexible working available from an employee’s first day.The report, Employment support for carers: thirteenth ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: It's farewell from me (for now)
This week’s blog is a bit of a different one for me as it will be my last – for some time at least. From next week, I will be heading off on maternity leave to start a new chapter in my life.I think it’s fair to say that the ...
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ArticleEmployment Appeal Tribunal rules against Leicestershire Police on parental pay comparisons
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a police constable was subject to indirect sex discrimination, only being able to take shared parental leave at the statutory rate of pay, whereas female constables have the option of taking enhanced maternity leave at full pay.In Hextall v Chief Constable Leicestershire ...
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ArticlePure Planet equalises maternity and paternity benefits
Renewable energy supplier Pure Planet has equalised its maternity and paternity benefits, enabling both mothers and fathers to take up to 52 weeks of leave to care for a new child at an enhanced pay rate.Pure Planet has been operational for just over six months. It previously had statutory parental ...
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ArticleGoCompare enhances parental leave policies
Financial services organisation GoCompare has enhanced its parental leave policies for its 240 employees based in South Wales.The new policies, effective from 25 April 2018, enable eligible employees who wish to take maternity leave, shared parental leave or adoption leave to receive up to nine months of leave at full ...
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ArticleUniversity of Exeter enhances paid parental leave benefits
The University of Exeter has enhanced its paid parental leave benefits to offer male and female employees six months of maternity and paternity leave at full pay as a day one benefit.The new parental leave arrangements, which come into effect this month, are part of a range of family-friendly benefits ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Should pay be enhanced for shared parental leave?
On Wednesday (11 April), the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled that paying a male employee on shared parental leave a different rate of pay to a female employee on maternity leave does not amount to sex discrimination.This followed a previous Employment Tribunal decision, which found that a male employee, Madasar ...
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Article36% do not feel they are paid appropriately
More than a third (36%) of respondents believe they are not paid appropriately, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its UK working lives: the CIPD job quality index survey report 2018, which surveyed 350,000 employees, also found that 70% of respondents receive an employer pension ...
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ArticleEAT rules shared parental leave pay and maternity pay are not comparable
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that the rate of pay for a male employee taking shared parental leave cannot be compared to a female employee on maternity leave pay because the purpose of the leave arrangement is different.The case, Mr M Ali v Capita Customer Management, was taken ...
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AnalysisShould employers do more to encourage take up of shared parental leave?
Need to know:An organisation’s culture can influence whether parents feel comfortable requesting shared parental leave.Enhancing shared parental pay above the statutory minimum can enable parents to align decisions around childcare and parental leave more to family needs rather than this automatically falling to the parent whose employer offers better-paid leave.Case ...