All Benefits for carers articles – Page 67
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Barclays and Danone win family-friendly employer awards
Atkins, Barclays, Danone and Royal Mail Group are among the employers recognised in the Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Awards.The awards, which were presented earlier in November, recognise both large and small employers that have embraced the business benefits of flexible working and been proactive in creating a family-friendly working environment for ...
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Computershare acquires Kidsunlimited voucher business
Computershare Voucher Services (CVS) has acquired Kidsunlimited’s childcare voucher business from Bright Horizons, which had purchased it in April 2013.It has also formed a strategic partnership with Bright Horizons, which will build on the two organisations’ common goals and childcare expertise.The partnership will see CVS and Bright Horizons work closely ...
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26% say their employer has no post-maternity return-to-work policy
Around a quarter (26%) of respondents work for employers with no return-to-work policy for mothers returning to work after having a child, according to research by Mumsnet.Its research, which surveyed more than 1,000 users of the parenting website, found that 22% said their employer did not have a phased return-to-work ...
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16% would call in sick to avoid childcare costs
Around one-sixth (16%) of respondents would call in sick to work to avoid the costs of childcare during half term, according to research by Vouchercloud.Its research, which surveyed 1,612 working parents, looked into childcare arrangements over the half-term period.More than a quarter (27%) intended to use nursery or some other ...
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AnalysisHow to get the most from emergency childcare spend
If you read nothing else, read this…Employers should carry out research to ascertain what percentage of employees will use emergency childcare and calculate the time and money they can save staff by offering an in-house scheme.The scheme should be communicated properly and made as accessible to employees as possible.Employers could ...
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Case Studies
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust offers workplace nurseries
The trust operates two nurseries for its main sites in Brighton and Haywards Heath. These operate 10 hours a day, five days a week, covering early starts and late finishes.The nurseries offer long-term childcare, but also provide short-term emergency cover for incidents such as a breakdown in an employee’s local ...
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Case Studies
BNP Paribas enhances benefits package with emergency childcare
The scheme covers any sort of disruption to normal childcare arrangements and employees have access to up to 10 days of care each year, booked a maximum of two weeks in advance. All costs are met by the employer, including any tax charges. The scheme, which includes nurseries, play schemes ...
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Employers need to manage increasingly ageing workforce
In October, the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI) partnered Age Inclusive and The Positive Ageing Company to offer its employer members access to both organisations’ online tools, which aim to support the changing needs of ageing workforces.Denise Keating, chief executive at ENEI, said: “The more progressive employers are ...
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European Commission to simplify EU legislation
The European Commission has compiled a list of the top 30 European Union (EU) regulations it wishes to simplify, and in some cases withdraw, with the aim of making life easier for employers and employees, as well as fostering economic growth.Among those it is looking to withdraw is the proposed ...
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Employees would change jobs for flexible working
Nearly six in 10 (59%) office workers would change jobs if their employer did not offer flexible-working arrangements, according to research by recruitment firm Office Angels.The research, which surveyed more than 1,000 office workers and 110 employers, found that nearly half (48%) of employee respondents choose to work flexibly because ...
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My Family Care launches online portal for working fathers
My Family Care has launched an online portal to help working fathers stay engaged in the workplace.The child and eldercare provider has partnered The Fatherhood Institute to create a new section, Being a Dad, on its Work+Family Space website. The new resource offers information on coping with pregnancy, babies, childcare, ...
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ENEI partners Age Inclusive and The Positive Ageing Company
The Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI) has partnered Age Inclusive and The Postive Ageing Company to help employers support the changing needs of ageing workforces.The partnership will allow employer members to use Age Inclusive’s online Ageing Workforce Diagnostic tool, which provides analysis of their strengths and offers areas ...
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Working mums earn less after baby
More than two-thirds (68%) of working mothers claim to earn less than they did before having a baby, according to research by Maternitycover.com.Its research, Boardrooms and babies, which surveyed 1,300 UK women, found that only 5% of respondents experienced an increase in salary.The research also found that 45% of respondents ...
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Busy Bees acquired by Canadian pension fund
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has acquired UK childcare provider Busy Bees Nursery Group for an undisclosed sum. Busy Bees currently operates 213 nurseries and employs 7,000 employees.Jo Taylor, head of the Canadian pension fund’s London office, said: “We hope that with our support Busy Bees will be able to ...
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L’Oréal to launch family support scheme
L’Oréal UK is to launch a family support package for all working parents in the UK on 11 September 2013.The scheme, provided by Parental Choice, is designed to help staff balance their family and working life. It includes:Advice on types of childcare.Tailored childcare searches from nurseries to nannies, maternity nurses ...
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Bright Horizons partners Parental Choice
Childcare services provider, Bright Horizons, has partnered Parental Choice to expand its Family Essentials programme.Parental Choice, which was launched in 2009, advises parents and employers on how to work together to combine a career with childcare. The partnership will expand Bright Horizon’s online portal through which employees can access family ...
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British Gas and Citi awarded for working parents' support
British Gas, Citi and Plantronics are among the employers that have been awarded for their benefits and policies that support working parents.The Top Employers for Working Families Benchmark Awards, founded by charity Working Families in partnership with the Institute for Employment Studies and sponsored by Computershare Voucher Services, recognise employers ...
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The Positive Ageing Company launches eldercare scheme
EXCLUSIVE: The Positive Ageing Company has launched an online programme that aims to help employers support employees with eldercare responsibilities.Its programme, AgeingWorks, is a one-stop shop of information and services that employees can use to better prepare for and manage the challenges and opportunities that ageing can present.The information and ...
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81% say childcare costs prevent them returning to work
Almost three-quarters (73%) of respondents want to return to work after taking maternity or paternity leave, according to research by Findababysitter.com.The online childcare search site’s research also found that 81% of respondents said childcare costs are stopping them from returning to work.In tandem with its research, Findababysitter.com has launched a ...
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Employers will still be involved in childcare voucher provision
Julian Foster, spokesperson at the Childcare Voucher Providers Association (CVPA) and managing director of Computershare Voucher Services, said: “For any employer with an existing childcare voucher scheme, it won’t be taken away when the new scheme is introduced.“Anybody in the existing scheme can continue on the same terms, but the ...