All Benefits for carers articles – Page 54
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ArticleEstee Lauder subject to sex discrimination lawsuit over parental leave benefit
Global cosmetics and makeup organisation Estee Lauder is subject to a lawsuit that alleges male employees are discriminated against under the organisation’s paid parental leave programme.The lawsuit, which has been brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), claims that Estee Lauder has broken federal law with the implementation ...
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ArticleGovernment consults on return-to-work support
The government has launched a call for evidence on support for individuals returning to the workplace after taking time out to care for children and family members.The government has called for employers and individuals to share their experiences in order to inform its plans for supporting those returning to work ...
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ArticleJohnson and Johnson rolls out global parental benefits to 60 countries
Pharmaceutical organisation Johnson and Johnson has rolled out a global parental leave benefit to 60 of its operating locations in order to improve its maternity, paternity and adoption provision.From 1 August 2017, the organisation rolled out enhanced parental leave in 60 countries including the UK, Malaysia, China, Australia, Belgium, Mexico, ...
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AnalysisHow to create a global reward strategy to support diversity and inclusion
Need to know:Organisation-wide values that commit to supporting diversity and inclusion should be upheld and respected across global locations.Consider benefit policies and communications through an inclusive lens to ensure that they do not exclude any groups.Use broad principles of alignment so that all global staff are supported while accounting for ...
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Case StudiesPinsent Masons commits to supporting diversity and inclusion globally
International law firm Pinsent Masons employs almost 3,000 members of staff globally, with office locations spanning Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. The law firm, which featured in lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) equality charity Stonewall’s 2017 Top Global Employers list, works to ensure it provides ...
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Health and wellbeing: Employee benefits that matter
The eight-minute video above, presented by James Fisher, head of sales at Embryocare, covers:What benefits can employers put in place to help employees look after their families?What type of benefit is most valuable to an employee?What type of benefit is most valuable to an employer?Do employers have a responsibility to ...
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ArticleEquality and Human Rights Commission recommends measures to reduce pay gaps
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has recommended that employers in the UK, Scotland and Wales offer all jobs, including the most senior positions, on a flexible and part-time basis to help employees retain skilled positions in the workplace.The recommendation forms part of the Commission’s Fair opportunities for all: ...
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ArticleAurecon enhances family benefits for Australian and New Zealand staff
Engineering organisation Aurecon has enhanced its family-friendly benefits for its 1,890 Australia and New Zealand-based employees, including the launch of a shared care benefit.The new shared care benefit provides financial support to help secondary carers take on primary carer roles. The support can be accessed in three different situations. First, ...
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ArticleDLA Piper enhances parental benefits for Hong Kong staff
Global law firm DLA Piper has extended its paid maternity and paternity leave policies for its 200 Hong Kong-based employees, and launched a maternity coaching programme for new and expectant parents.Adoptive and birth parents can take up to 18 weeks of maternity leave and up to 10 days of paternity ...
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Article9% offer emergency adult and eldercare support
Less than in 10 (9%) employer respondents offer emergency adult and eldercare support, according to research by My Family Care and Hydrogen.The Childcare and family-friendly benefits: employer survey and parental leave benchmark report, which surveyed 300 HR professionals, also found that 12% of respondents provide back-up care for childcare emergencies.The ...
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ArticleUS maritime organisation introduces 12 weeks of paid parental leave
Marine transportation and logistics organisation Crowley Maritime Corporation has introduced a new parental leave policy to allow its US-based staff to take 12 weeks of leave at full pay.The new benefit will enable full-time, shore-based US employees who have at least one year of service to take 12 weeks of ...
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ArticleRos Altmann: How can employers support staff with later life care costs?
Employers could help staff with later life care costs. Employers offer employee benefits packages including pensions, life insurance, health and ill-health cover, but there is no specific benefit that recognises requirements for later life care. And people will need help not only for their own care, but perhaps for their ...
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ArticleNigel Peaple: How can employers support staff with later life care costs?
The care conundrum is not simple and the vast majority of employers may wish to consider later life care costs from two different perspectives.First, some members of their workforce are likely to need to finance care in later life, well past the age that they are likely to have a ...
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ArticleDavid Finch: How can employers support staff with later life care costs?
The friction between work and caring responsibilities has a long and troubled history. It is a key reason why women leave the labour market and an enduring source of the gender pay gap.But addressing this challenge has, in one respect, been one of Britain's biggest labour market success over the ...
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ArticleNew bill to give parents statutory paid leave to grieve death of a child
A new bill has been introduced to Parliament that would enable employed parents to receive statutory paid leave to grieve after the death of their child.The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill was introduced into Parliament on 19 July 2017 by Kevin Hollinrake, MP for Thirsk and Malton. The law ...
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OpinionJames Wilders: Father succeeds in sex discrimination claim
The Equality Act protects men as well as women from being discriminated against on grounds of sex. In the case of Madasar Ali v Capita Customer Management, an Employment Tribunal has held that an employer's failure to pay enhanced shared parental pay at the same rate as enhanced maternity pay ...
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ArticleNashville Metropolitan Government introduces paid family leave benefit
The Metropolitan (Metro) Government of Nashville and Davidson County has launched a paid family leave benefit for its employees.The new benefit, which was approved unanimously by the Civil Service Commission on 11 July 2017, enables eligible Tennessee-based Metro Government employees to take approximately six weeks of paid leave on the ...
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AnalysisHow can employers do more to support eldercare in the workplace?
Need to know:Employers are increasingly finding ways to support workers who are juggling jobs, children, and looking after elderly parents.A new era of flexible working is making life easier for carers. For employers that want to do more, concierge-style support programmes are an avenue to explore.The government has mooted a ...
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OpinionSally Hulston: Support for working carers will ensure employers retain the best talent
An ageing population and the fact that we are all working for longer means that more people are likely to become working carers than ever before. This includes a growing sandwich generation tasked with juggling the care of both children and elderly relatives.Increasingly, employers are offering varying degrees of specialised ...
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Case StudiesShell embraces eldercare with flexible working and consultancy service
At Shell, a flexible workplace is already a reality. Eleanor Silverio, the oil giant’s UK benefits policy lead, says: “I don’t sense any kind of stigma for those choosing eldercare initiatives. People in our [organisation] are used to balancing challenging home and work demands, supported by the flexible workplace environment ...