All Benefits for carers articles – Page 56
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OpinionKirstie Axtens: True flexibility is essential for carers' work-life balance
Working Families published the 2017 Modern Families Index in January. This found that one in five parents and carers who are working full time are putting in five extra weeks a year, the equivalent of their annual holiday allowance, in unpaid work. They are stressed and burnt out. Disappointingly, over ...
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Case StudiesCarillion Working Mums Network gives carers a community and voice
Multinational facilities management and construction services organisation Carillion launched its Working Mums Network as an affinity group in November 2012, to create a vocal community for working mothers in the business’s UK branch as part of a wider diversity and inclusion strategy.With approximately 300 members, the Working Mums Network was ...
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ArticleHow to motivate carers in the workplace
Need to know:Providing flexibility is one of the most effective ways of retaining and motivating carers in the workplace.Line-manager training is essential to ensure that direct managers understand the different ways in which they can support carers.Internal networks or peer-support groups can help individuals in similar circumstances to connect across ...
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ArticleTax-free childcare to be rolled out from April 2017
Spring Budget 2017: The government's tax-free childcare scheme will be rolled out from April 2017.In his Spring Budget 2017 speech, Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed that the scheme will be introduced next month and that all eligible parents will be brought into the scheme by the end of the year.The government’s ...
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ArticleBritish Land enhances shared parental pay
Real estate organisation British Land has introduced enhanced shared parental pay for its employees.The enhanced shared parental pay policy will now mirror British Land’s current enhanced parental pay offering, which provides mothers with 26 weeks of leave at full pay. The new shared parental pay policy will apply to mothers ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Metro Bank
The workplace benefits on offer at Metro Bank include:Pension and group riskGroup personal pension plan. Contribution levels are set according to seniority, starting at 3% employee contribution and 6% employer contribution, then rising to 4% and 8%, with a maximum 5% employee and 10% employer contribution.Life assurance.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Get prepared to future proof reward strategies
The speed and frequency of change impacting reward practices and strategy mean keeping on top of all new developments, particularly regulatory and legislative change, can seem like a job in itself. But, as well as meeting mandatory requirements, reward and benefits professionals must also prepare for the impact of legislative ...
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ArticleLouise’s lowdown: Employee benefits are a key component in supporting fuller working lives
In February 2017, the government published its Fuller working lives: a partnership approach report, outlining its strategy to encourage individuals over the age of 50 to remain in work. This includes partnering with employers to better support people to stay in work for longer or to re-enter the workforce, whether ...
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ArticleKFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Yum! Brands enhance parental leave for US staff
Fast food restaurant organisation Yum! Brands, which includes KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, has expanded its paid parental leave policy for US-based staff.The organisation has extended its parental leave policy for birth mothers to 18 weeks at full pay, including six weeks of ‘baby bonding’ time. The enhanced policy ...
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ArticleBrewDog introduces global paid puppy leave
Craft beer organisation BrewDog has introduced paid puppy leave for all staff, allowing employees to take a week of paid leave to help settle a new dog into their home.The Scotland-based organisation, which already lets employees bring well-behaved pets to work with them, will offer the new week-long paid puppy ...
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ArticleFacebook extends paid bereavement and family leave benefits
Social media organisation Facebook has extended its bereavement leave policy, introduced six weeks of paid family leave for employees to care for a sick relative, as well as three days of paid family sick time.The extended bereavement leave policy will enable employees to take up to 20 days of paid ...
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ArticleCity of Seattle to enhance paid family leave benefits
The City of Seattle is to extend its paid parental leave policy to up to 12 weeks and introduce four weeks of paid family leave.Members of staff who have been employed by the city for at least six months will automatically receive eight weeks of paid parental leave to care ...
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Article48% rank private medical insurance in their top three most valued benefits
Just under half (48%) of employee respondents rank private medical insurance in their top three most valued benefits, according to research by Ellipse.Its survey of 1,005 employees and 504 decision makers in UK-based small and medium enterprises (SME), also found that 37% of employee respondents place life insurance in their ...
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Article38% of financial services employers plan to change their parental leave policies
More than two-thirds (38%) of employer respondents in the financial services industry plan to change their organisation-wide parental leave policies over the next 12 months, according to research by Mercer.Its Global financial services executive compensation snapshot survey, which reviewed the pay practices of 42 global financial services organisations in 14 ...
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Article68% of employers in south west England offer salary sacrifice pension arrangements
More than two-thirds (68%) of employer respondents in the south west of England enable staff to contribute to their workplace pension via a salary sacrifice arrangement, according to research by Benefiz.Its survey of 50 employers based in the south west of England that employ HR managers or directors, also found ...
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ArticleHow can employers incorporate the tax-free childcare scheme into their caring benefits policies?
Need to know:The government’s new tax-free childcare scheme is due to launch from early 2017 and will take the responsibility of providing access to childcare support away from the employer.The existing childcare voucher scheme will remain open to new entrants until April 2018.Employers should encourage employees to assess their own ...
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ArticleDuke Energy introduces six weeks of fully-paid parental leave
US-based energy organisation Duke Energy has introduced six weeks of fully-paid parental leave for its 29,000 employees.The new parental leave benefit will enable both mothers and fathers to take six weeks of fully-paid parental leave at any time within the first 16 weeks after the birth, adoption or foster care ...
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ArticleGreater London Authority launches childcare deposit loan scheme for staff
Greater London Authority (GLA) organisations, such as Transport for London, have introduced a childcare deposit loan scheme for employees.The new interest-free loan scheme is designed to help working parents cover the up-front costs of childcare provision and support employees in returning to work.The scheme, which is supported by single-parent charity ...
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ArticleStarbucks to enhance parental leave policies for US staff
Starbucks is to enhance its parental leave policies for both store and non-store based employees in the US.The changes, which will come into effect from 1 October 2017, will enable non-store based employees who are birth mothers to take up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave.Non-birth parents, which includes ...
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Article27% believe the salary sacrifice changes will damage employee engagement
More than a quarter (27%) of employer respondents believe that the limitations on salary sacrifice arrangements will damage employee engagement and employee relations, according to research by Jelf Employee Benefits.Its 2017 Jelf employment survey, which surveyed approximately up to 350 employers across England and Wales, also found that 47% of ...