All Benefits for carers articles – Page 64
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ArticleCoventry City Council supports staff who foster
Coventry City Council has introduced a Fostering Friendly policy designed to support employees who apply to become foster carers.Under the policy, staff who apply to become foster carers, will receive five extra days leave in order to attend necessary meetings, home visits and training sessions as part of the assessment ...
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Case StudiesEY supports working families with multiple options
Professional services firm EY takes a long-term approach to supporting working parents. It is mindful of the life events that many of its employees will experience during their time at the organisation, which includes starting a family.Its approach is made up of a number of components to ensure that it ...
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AnalysisHow can employers offer more than the minimum level of support for working parents?
If you read nothing else, read this…With different working patterns for parents, a variety of support measures will help recruit and retain valued staff.Shared parental leave and flexible-working policies can help parents balance their work and home life commitments.Parental networks, coaching and online information hubs can provide over and above ...
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OpinionJulie McCarthy: Working parents need long-term benefits
The Working Families shared parental leave (SPL) pioneers list highlights those employers offering above and beyond the minimum legal requirements for SPL. Not only are these employers offering enhanced SPL benefits, but the majority also support their expectant parents throughout the pregnancy or adoption process. They, along with many other ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by BNP Paribas
PensionMoving to one mastertrust defined contribution scheme by end of 2015 for all staff.Contributions vary by company: various contributory and non-contributory schemes.HealthcarePrivate medical insurance available through flexible benefits scheme.Income protection.Dental insurance: employer-funded in some companies.Eyecare voucher scheme.Critical illness insurance as a voluntary benefit.Health screening.Genetic testing.Employee assistance programme.Occupational health, including an ...
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ArticleBaker and McKenzie sees benefits of supporting working carers
Employee Benefits Live 2015: Law firm Baker and McKenzie has consolidated its parental policies to enhance its support for working parents.At the beginning of 2015, the organisation brought together its maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption policies to form its ‘new parent policy’, providing staff with greater flexibility.The law ...
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ArticleConsumer Electronics Association recognised for work-life balance support
The US-based Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has been recognised for its commitment to helping staff achieve a healthy work-life balance.For the seventh consecutive year, CEA received a Companies As Responsive Employers (Care) Award from the Northern Virginia Family Services.The organisation, which has 150 staff, offers a flexible working arrangement that ...
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ArticleEmployers should educate staff about childcare voucher changes
Employee Benefits Live 2015: Employers should educate their employees about the government’s changes to childcare vouchers planned for autumn 2017, said Gemma Dainty (pictured), reward consultant at TalkTalk.Dainty discussed the planned changes at Employee Benefits Live 2015, during a session entitled ‘The changes to childcare vouchers: assessing the impact on ...
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ArticleNetflix introduces unlimited maternity and paternity leave
Netflix has implemented unlimited maternity and paternity leave for its 2,019 members of staff during the first year after a child’s birth or adoption. The on-demand media streaming service has introduced the initiative in an attempt to combine the needs and aspirations of its employees and the business.Parents can return ...
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ArticleMicrosoft US enhances benefits package
Microsoft US is to enhance its parental, holiday and 401(k) pension benefits.The technology giant, which employs 59,853 staff in the US, is introducing its enhanced benefit offerings with the aim of fostering a supportive workplace culture that embraces diversity and inclusion. An enhanced parental packageFrom November 2015, its US-based staff ...
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ArticleAdobe enhances family leave package
Adobe will be introducing extended maternity and paternity leave for its 6,500 US employees from November 2015.New mothers at the California-based firm will receive 26 weeks of paid leave, through a combination of parental and medical leave.Under Adobe’s extended family leave package, primary caregivers and new parents will get 16 ...
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OpinionLovewell's Logic: Extending support for working mothers
My first thought when I read this was how great it is to see an organisation really taking strides to go the extra mile in its support for working mothers. Leaving a child to travel on business can be difficult enough as it is, even more so if a mother ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Hyde Group
Pension:Trust-based defined contribution pension scheme, with the option to make contributions via a salary sacrifice arrangement available via flexContribution rates are set at 1%, 3%, 4% or 5%, which are doubled by the employer. Employees can pay more but employer contribution is capped at 10%A number of legacy trust-based defined ...
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ArticleCentrica awarded for carer support
Centrica and Unilever were among the winners of Business in the Community’s 2015 Responsible Business Gala Awards.Unilever picked up the Bupa Employee Wellbeing Award in recognition of its approach to mental health and the support it provides to its staff. The organisation has established a comprehensive mental wellbeing programme, which ...
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ArticleBritish Army to offer flexible-working arrangements
The British Army is to offer troops the option of flexible working from 3 September in a bid to double its female workforce.The head of the army, General Sir Nicholas Carter, will also offer its 82,000 troops the opportunity to job share, share parental leave with a partner, or work ...
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Article21% gender pay gap for general marketeers
Male general marketeers earn 21% more than their female counterparts, according to research from Employee Benefits’ sister brand Econsultancy, with collaborations from Design Week, Creative Review and Marketing Week.Its Salary survey 2015 report: digital specialists vs general marketers, which surveyed 1,815 digital marketing specialists and 2,723 general marketeers, also revealed ...
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ArticleTax-free childcare delayed until 2017
The launch of the government’s new tax-free childcare scheme has been delayed until 2017 following a ruling by the Supreme Court.The scheme, which was originally due to launch in autumn 2015, has been delayed as a direct result of a legal challenge brought by the Childcare Voucher Providers Association (CVPA) ...
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ArticleMost talked about news in June 2015
Virgin Management is to offer staff a full year’s pay when taking paternity, maternity or adoption leave, providing they have been with the organisation for four or more years.Virgin Management workers who have less than two years’ service with the organisation will receive a quarter (25%) of their salary.“Richard Branson’s ...
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ArticleVirgin Management offers a year's parental leave on full pay
Virgin Management has introduced a year’s full pay for employees taking maternity, paternity or adoption leave once staff have accrued four years’ service with the organisation.All working parents at Virgin Management, irrespective of gender are to be given up to 100% of their basic salary over 52 weeks following the ...
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ArticleClyde and Co, Deutsche Bank and Npower promote National Carers' Week
EXCLUSIVE: Clyde and Co, Deutsche Bank, Mercer, Npower and Suffolk County Council are among a number of employers that are promoting the benefits that they offer to support working carers during National Carers’ Week.During the week, which runs from 8-14 June, the organisations will promote their offerings to help employees ...