All Benefits for carers articles – Page 84
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Aberdeen CC chooses childcare voucher provider
Aberdeen City Council is in the final stages of choosing a childcare voucher provider. The organisation, which has around 11,500 staff, hopes to complete the tender process and put a scheme in place by October this year. James Fox, HR adviser, said: "We did have a workplace nursery which closed ...
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Sage Gateshead looks at childcare
The Sage Gateshead music venue has launched childcare vouchers and a HSF healthcare cash plan as voluntary benefits for its 440 employees. Helen Charlton, HR adviser, said the cash plan had received a good take-up from staff.
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Childcare voucher relaunch at Primary Care Trusts
Dudley Beacon and Castle and Dudley South Primary Care Trusts have relaunched their childcare voucher schemes to coincide with National Childcare Week.The trusts, which are to merge later this year wanted to use the week, which ran from 5-11 June, to raise the profile of the perk among their 2,500 ...
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Sony BMG gives staff cash value of benefits including insurance perks
Sony BMG Music Entertainment UK has launched a flexible benefits scheme to give all staff equal access to perks following the merger of Sony and BMG. Under the new package, employees receive the cash value of their previous benefit entitlement, which included perks such as pensions, private medical insurance, income ...
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Case Studies
Banco Santander Central offers local benefits to local employees
Case Study: Banco Santander CentralSpain's largest bank, Banco Santander Central Hispano, opted for the if-it-ain't-broke-don't-fix-it approach after acquiring Abbey in 2004. Since then, Abbey has continued to offer local benefits to local people.Paul Lomas, HR director, says Banco Santander Central Hispano made no attempt to standardise perks across regions. "The ...
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Vouchers rolled out to Adidas staff
Sportswear company Adidas has begun the first phase of aligning its benefits package for staff following its acquisition of Reebok in April. This month, it will roll out a childcare voucher scheme to 800 Adidas employees. A similar scheme is already offered to Reebok’s 600 staff.Carol Hallworth, HR adviser for ...
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Buyer's guide to childcare
This year’s Budget further incentivised employers to offer childcare vouchers, and also helped raise interest in on-site nurseries, says Nick GoldingArticle in fullThe government’s introduction of tax breaks on childcare vouchers in April last year saw the benefit soar in popularity. The rise in interest looks set to continue following ...
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Kelly adds childcare vouchers to flex
Kelly Services has added childcare vouchers to its flexible benefits package to cope with the increasing number of employees taking maternity leave. Jeremy Piper, recognition and reward manager, said: “A large part of our workforce is made up of young women, around the age of 30, so we wanted something ...
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University launches childcare vouchers
Sheffield Hallam University has responded to the demands of its 4,200 strong workforce by launching a childcare voucher scheme in March with the help of provider Busy Bees.
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BG Group launch childcare vouchers
BG Group, the global natural gas business, has launched childcare vouchers to its 1,500 UK employees.Michelle Giddings, a senior HR adviser at BG Group, said:"We have just gone out to employees to ask them if they are interested and the deductions will [take effect] from the May 2006 payroll."Giddings added: ...
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New childcare tax plan at Argos and Homebase
Argos Retail Group (ARG) is launching a new childcare programme for staff offering them uncapped tax and national insurance (NI) savings on nursery places paid for through salary sacrifice.ARG, which includes Argos and Homebase, has worked with Kidsunlimited to select 500 childcare facilities across the country which are suitable to ...
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Brown raises childcare allowance
Gordon Brown's decision to raise the value of employer-provided childcare vouchers, exempt from tax and National Insurance, from £50 to £55 per week in the Budget has provoked a mixed reaction.The new rate will apply to all employees from 6 April, except for those in salary sacrifice schemes where the ...
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Sainsbury's launches childcare vouchers
Sainsbury's is launching a childcare voucher scheme to its 150,000 UK employees in March, following staff lobbying.Sainsbury's is promoting the scheme through an internal website and a monthly in-house journal, which is sent to all employees. A free phone line has also been set up by Busy Bees, the provider ...
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PwC helps childcare woes
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is trialling an emergency childcare scheme for staff who are left in the lurch by their childminders.The pilot is being introduced in response to staff demand. If successful it will be rolled out on a permanent basis across the organisation, which already offers childcare vouchers to staff.The scheme, ...
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JD Wetherspoon unveils childcare vouchers
JD Wetherspoon is rolling out a childcare voucher scheme to its 18,000 employees following a successful trial at its head office. It is believed the rest of the pub chain's staff were offered the benefit from February 2006.
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Childcare vouchers rolled out to RSPCA staff
The RSPCA is planning to roll out childcare vouchers to its 15,000 UK employees next month. Just 4,000 staff are based in the office so the intranet and helpline will be used to promote the service.
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Staff to get childcare vouchers at Department for Constitutional Affairs
The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) - responsible for Her Majesty's Court Service - plans to introduce a home computing initiative and childcare vouchers for its 24,000 employees.Although subject to approval by the DCA's project board, a survey carried out by the department found many staff would be interested in ...
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News update - Team wins vouchers
Norwich City Football Club launched childcare vouchers to its employees in January and plans to follow this up this month with a home computing scheme.Both schemes will operate on a salary sacrifice basis and will be available to all employees, including players in the football squad.Shaun O'Hara, director of finance ...
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News update - Vouchers on track
Central Trains is rolling out childcare vouchers to all 2,000 employees this month. The vouchers will sit alongside other corporate benefits, such as health care, free travel and a pension scheme.
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Council positive despite low voucher uptake
Lancashire County Council is remaining positive after just 104 staff out of 20,000 took up childcare vouchers in January, the first month the scheme was run. Anne-Marie Morgan, senior personnel officer at Lancashire County Council, said: "You must bear in mind that included in the 20,000 are teachers, plus staff ...