All Benefits for carers articles – Page 56
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ArticleEU referendum 'leave' vote expected to impact workplace benefits
The UK has voted to leave the European Union (EU), with potentially far reaching consequences for employers and employees.With a reported 71.8% turn out, 52% of voters elected to leave the EU in the referendum on 23 June 2016.To begin the withdrawal process, the government will have to trigger Article ...
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ArticleUS law firm enhances paid parental leave policy
US law firm Robins Kaplan has extended its paid parental leave policy to 10 weeks with immediate effect.The extension applies to all regular employees, and will be offered in addition to applicable medical leave benefits. It will mean that birth mothers will generally now receive at least 16 weeks of ...
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OpinionDiana Tickell: Line manager training is key to supporting working parents
A survey by the National Advertising Benevolent Society (NABS), published in April 2016, revealed that the vast majority of respondents, both parents and non-parents, believe that working mums and dads provide a positive contribution to the advertising industry. Despite this, we also found that many working parents are still experiencing ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 54% offer flexible-working initiatives
EXCLUSIVE: More than half (54%) of respondents offer flexible-working initiatives, according to the Employee Benefits/Xerox HR Services Benefits research 2016, published in June 2016.Among the other lifestyle benefits offered by respondents’ organisations, 48% provide additional annual leave for life events or in recognition of long service, and 31% offer enhanced ...
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ArticleLouise’s lowdown: Changing work and care paradigms
May 2016 saw the launch of the Creating longer, more fulfilling working lives: employer practice in five European countries report, conducted by the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) on behalf of the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD). This looks at how other countries are adjusting to lengthening lifespans ...
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ArticleSara Duxbury: How can employers use reward to improve job satisfaction?
When an employee receives recognition and reward for their hard work they tend to be more satisfied and engaged with their role, often having more positive attitudes towards the workplace. Reward can come in all shapes and sizes, from financial incentives such as bonuses, to non-monetary reward such as further ...
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ArticleEY and Sackers named Top Employers for Working Families
Cisco, Deloitte, Pinsent Masons and Sackers are among the winners at the 2016 Top Employers for Working Families Special Awards.The annual awards celebrate organisations that demonstrate flexible and family-friendly workplace practices. The winners were announced across seven categories during a ceremony in London on 13 June.The full list of winners ...
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ArticleUnum reinforces support for its staff during Carers Week
Unum is using communications and webinars to reinforce the support in place for its staff during Carers Week (6-12 June).The organisation is communicating the resources and support programmes available to staff through digital channels, including a special people focus in its weekly blog, which is available on its intranet site ...
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ArticleStandard Life holds awareness event in support of working carers
Standard Life is marking Carers Week (6-12 June) with an event in support of working carers at its Edinburgh-based headquarters.The event has been organised by the organisation’s carers network in partnership with local charity Voice of Carers Across Lothian (Vocal) and will run throughout the day on 9 June.It will ...
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ArticleUCAS to open workplace nursery
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) is to open a workplace nursery at its Cheltenham-based headquarters.The on-site nursery, which will be run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions, will provide day care and pre-school education for children between the ages of three months and five years.In addition to providing childcare ...
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Article59% view gender pay reporting as key employment law issue facing employers
More than half (59%) of employer respondents view gender pay reporting as the most important employment legal services issue they will face over the next five years, according to research by law firm Lewis Silkin and Winmark.Its The future of employment legal service report, which surveyed 68 senior HR and ...
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Article13% offer line manager training to support working carers
Just 13% of employer respondents offer line manager training to support working carers, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Westfield Health.The research, which is based on a survey of 554 senior HR professionals and focus groups with working carers, also found that around ...
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Article38% uncomfortable discussing caring responsibilities at work
More than a third (38%) of carer respondents that balance care and work are uncomfortable discussing caring in the workplace, according to research by Carers UK.Its Building carer-friendly communities research, which surveyed 6,149 individuals, including 1,821 carers who have experience of balancing work and caring responsibilities upon which the following ...
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Article33% of organisations receive shared parental leave requests
A third of employers with eligible employees have received requests for shared parental leave since its introduction in April 2015, according to research by XpertHR.The research, which surveyed 397 organisations with a combined workforce of 827,083 employees, also showed that the median number of eligible employees per organisation was four.The ...
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ArticleAsda and Quintiles shortlisted for best benefits technology
Asda (pictured), Axa UK and Quintiles are among the organisations shortlisted for the ‘Best use of benefits technology’ award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2016.This award celebrates the most effective use of benefits technology within an organisation, engaging employees from all departments.The full category shortlist is:Asda, SharesaveAXA UK, MaxCallcredit, Benefits ...
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Article67% feel home life impacts on work performance
More than two-thirds (67%) of respondents feel that domestic issues such as childcare, looking after elderly parents and financial pressures, have an impact on their work performance, according to research by MetLife Employee Benefits.Its survey of 1,052 full-time employees, also found that 52% of respondents who say their home life ...
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Salary sacrifice arrangementsMore than three-quarters (78%) of respondents offer benefits to all staff via a salary sacrifice arrangement, according to the Employee Benefits/Xerox HR Services Benefits research 2016, which surveyed a total of 338 respondents in May 2016. This is six percentage points lower than the 84% of respondents that ...
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OpinionKathryn Clapp: Childcare vouchers may be discontinued during maternity leave
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently raised doubts on HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) guidance on the use of childcare vouchers while on maternity leave in the case of Peninsula Business Services v Donaldson. Current guidance is that vouchers should be maintained if provided by way of salary sacrifice ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Should enhanced leave be extended to all staff?
How far should employers go in supporting employees’ circumstances outside of the workplace?Earlier this week, employee engagement firm Reward Gateway revealed that it is introducing unlimited fully paid leave globally for parents who are primary carers during the first year after the birth or adoption of a child.Permitting staff such ...
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ArticleReward Gateway introduces one year's fully paid parental leave globally
Reward Gateway has enhanced its parental leave policy to up to one year on full pay.The new policy allows all primary carers, regardless of gender, to take unlimited paid leave in the first year after their child’s birth or adoption.The employee engagement organisation, which employs more than 300 staff globally, ...