All Benefits for carers articles – Page 55
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ArticleDulas and Imperial College London named 2017's Top Employers for Working Families
Engineering organisation Dulas, Grant Thornton UK, Imperial College London, Lloyds Banking Group, and West Dunbartonshire Council are among the winning organisations at the 2017 Top Employers for Working Families Special Awards.The annual awards celebrate UK organisations that embed flexibility for all employees into their policies, tackle gendered and traditional ideas ...
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ArticleWashington to legislate for paid family and medical leave
Washington has passed a bill to introduce a new paid family and medical leave benefit for employees based in the US state.The new family and medical leave programme, which will come into effect from 1 January 2020, will enable eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid family ...
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ArticleJohns Hopkins University enhances family-friendly benefits
US-based Johns Hopkins University has enhanced its family-friendly benefits, introducing a new paid parental leave benefit and increasing the financial assistance offered to adoptive parents.The new paid parental leave benefit, effective from 1 July 2017, will enable birth and adoptive mothers and fathers to take four weeks of leave at ...
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ArticleMicrosoft rolls out global family caregiver benefit
Technology organisation Microsoft has launched a paid family caregiver benefit for its employees worldwide.The new benefit allows employees to take up to four weeks of fully-paid leave in order to care for an immediate family member with a serious health condition.Microsoft launched the family caregiver leave for its US employees ...
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Article13% would consider a new job if it offered benefits aligned with their needs
Less than one-fifth (13%) of employee respondents would be tempted to consider a new job if it offered benefits that were more aligned with their needs, according to research from Hays.Its What workers want report 2017, which surveyed 13,650 UK employers and employees, also found that 36% of employee respondents ...
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ArticleTesco to increase hourly pay to £8.42 for store staff
Retail organisation Tesco will increase pay for hourly-paid store employees by 10.5% as part of a new pay deal, with the hourly rate set to reach £8.42 an hour by November 2018.The pay rise will be implemented in three stages over the next two years. Pay will increase from £7.62 ...
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ArticleJP Morgan employee files sex discrimination charge over parental leave policy
A US-based new father who is an employee at banking organisation JP Morgan has filed a class-action discrimination charge against the organisation, claiming that fathers are discriminated against because they are unable to take paid parental leave on the same terms as mothers.The charge, which was filed by the American ...
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ArticleUS law firm Downs Rachlin Martin introduces paid parental leave
US-based law firm Downs Rachlin Martin (DRM) has introduced a new paid parental leave policy, enabling parents to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave to care for their newborn.Eligible birth mothers are able to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave when combining the new parental leave ...
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Article23% of expatriates move abroad for increased pay and benefits
Just under a quarter (23%) of expatriate respondents move abroad to gain increased pay and benefits, according to research by global healthcare organisation Axa PPP International.Its survey of 501 expatriates living in a country different to that of their birth also found that 55% of respondents who have moved abroad ...
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ArticleContinental enhances leave and flexible-working benefits for US staff
Technology and tyre manufacturing organisation Continental has enhanced the leave and flexible-working benefits available to its 18,000 US staff, including extending its parental leave policies and introducing sabbatical leave.The enhanced maternity leave will allow new mothers to take an additional two weeks off work to spend with their newborns. The ...
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ArticlePinterest to introduce adoption and surrogacy benefits
Social media organisation Pinterest is to launch new family-focused benefits to help support employees with the financial costs associated with adoption and surrogacy.The adoption assistance benefit will allow employees going through the adoption process to receive a reimbursement of up to $5,000 (£3,935) in net benefits.Employees who are working with ...
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OpinionRachael Saunders: Supporting carers will help older staff to stay in work
As our population gets older, many more people will need care due to chronic health conditions or disability. This is often provided by friends or relatives who are balancing that vitally important caring role with a paid job. One in five 50-64 year-olds are carers, but Business in the Community’s ...
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Case StudiesThe Royal College of Nursing recognises the importance of supporting age diversity
Photo credit: © Andrew BakerThe Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has introduced a range of initiatives in recognition of the rising number of older workers.The schemes are open to all employees at the organisation and are not age-specific. However, the workforce demographic has shifted in line with wider societal changes, ...
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AnalysisHow can benefits support age diversity in the workplace?
Need to knowAs the UK population ages, supporting older employees in the workplace will become a more prominent issue.A benefits strategy does not necessarily need to be age-specific, but can focus on an employee’s life stage to have a bigger impact.Benefits such as flexible working, health and wellbeing initiatives, and ...
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ArticleTribunal rules in favour of father in paid paternity leave discrimination case
An employment tribunal has ruled that a male employee was subjected to sex discrimination when his employer did not allow him to take additional paternity leave at full pay.In the case Mr M Ali v Capita Customer Management, Madasar Ali joined Capita Customer Management via a transfer of undertaking (protection ...
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ArticleMicrosoft New Zealand enhances family leave benefits
Technology organisation Microsoft New Zealand has enhanced its family leave benefits, including the launch of a new fully-paid family time-away policy and the extension of its parental leave policies.The new time-away policy will entitle all employees to four weeks’ fully-paid leave a year to provide staff with time off work ...
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Article51% plan to review their employee benefits package this year
Around half (51%) of employer respondents plan to review their employee benefits package this year, according to research by Jelf Employee Benefits.Its survey of 250 medium and large organisations also found that 24% cite the changes to salary sacrifice as the legislative change that is most likely to trigger a ...
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ArticlePoll: 67% have not communicated the changes to childcare vouchers to staff
Employee Benefits poll: More than two-thirds (67%) of employer respondents have not communicated the changes to childcare vouchers to employees.The poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 70 responses, found that a third (33%) of respondents have informed staff about the changes.The government began rolling out its tax-free childcare scheme this ...
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ArticleEY US sees 38% of new fathers take six weeks or more paternity leave
More than a third (38%) of US-based new fathers at professional services organisation EY are taking paternity leave for six weeks or more, following the introduction of enhanced parental leave benefits.In April 2016, the organisation announced that it would be extending its parental leave policy to 16 weeks at full ...
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ArticleAlternative leave arrangements can help shape workplace culture
Organisations continue to seek creative ways to support their workforce, especially when it comes to fine-tuning the balance between an employee’s home and working life, recognising the commitments that employees may have outside of work, and the potential impact these could have in the workplace.In February 2017, for example, social ...