All Benefits for carers articles – Page 85
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Employers seek to raise perks but not the costs
Benefits professionals expect to be kept busy this year with plans to enhance their organisation's reward packages, according to research conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Just under half of respondents (46%) to the CIPD's Reward management survey 2006 intend to introduce new benefits, 15% plan to ...
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Grass Roots launches childminder search site
An online service that allows working parents to search for vacancies with registered home-based childminders has been jointly launched by the National Childminding Association (NCMA) and The Grass Roots Group, a provider of salary sacrifice schemes.Recipients of Grass Roots’ Care-4 childcare voucher can use the online system to search for ...
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TUC offers childcare
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) launched childcare vouchers to its 350 employees in January. It hopes the scheme will be as successful as last year's home computing scheme, which has attracted 10% of the workforce.TUC finance manager Jean Scott said: "We are always open to new ideas. Childcare vouchers were ...
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News update - Firm powered by childcare vouchers
Power station Rugeley Power is to launch a childcare voucher scheme to its 150 Staffordshire-based employees this month. This follows a successful launch of a home computing initiative in November, when 56 employees took part. Imagine Childcare will provide the new benefit.
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Qinetiq introduces tax-efficient benefits
Amid wide speculation of an upcoming flotation, global defence IT firm QinetiQ has introduced a tax-efficient benefits package for all UK staff.The Motivano co-ordinated salary sacrifice scheme aimed at 9,000 staff who develop weaponry for the counter-terrorism market, includes a home PC package, bikes for work and childcare vouchers.The part-privatised ...
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News update - Museum staff likely to dig new perks
The Natural History Museum is launching a home computer initiative and childcare vouchers. Futuremedia has acted as provider for the museum which employs 1,000 staff.The benefits scheme will be called 'Your Natural Selection' and will offer Dell and Apple Mac computers.
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Case Studies
International Financial Data offers childcare vouchers
Case Study: International Financial DataOutsourcing firm International Financial Data is taking major spouse-focused steps. Senior HR programme manager, Heather Sawyer, says: "We offer flexible working, childcare vouchers, the possibility of taking extra holidays in exchange for a reduced salary; we run a home computing initiative, a personal savings plan, and ...
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KFC offers childcare vouchers
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is to offer childcare vouchers to all its 8,000 employees in the UK from November.Samantha Goldsmith, HR compensation and benefits officer at KFC UK admitted that although the childcare vouchers will be made available to all employees throughout the fast food chain, the company only had ...
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Stagecoach Group adds childcare
Stagecoach Group is refreshing its benefits package by adding childcare vouchers. The travel company previously only offered its 19,000 UK staff free travel and the opportunity of entering a share scheme.However, with the help of Accor Services, Stagecoach is setting up a ‘test run’ of childcare vouchers on 100 employees ...
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UK-wide pay deals keep teachers from salary sacrifice
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council has made salary sacrifice childcare voucher and home computing (HCI) benefits available to employees, but has been forced to rule out local teachers due to their national pay agreements.Teachers employed by local-authority maintained schools are currently excluded from salary sacrifice arrangements because they contravene the School ...
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Hertfordshire County Councils offers holiday childcare
Hertfordshire County Council intends to repeat its first school holiday childcare scheme provided for the 18% of council employees with childcare requirements.The council provided a summer play facility for children aged seven to 13 years during the August school holidays, attracting 178 enrolments. Gillian Hibberd, assistant director of HR, said ...
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Analysis
Exploring childcare options
Some employers have taken on board April’s tax breaks and gone way beyond, perhaps investing in major on-site facilities, be aware of the cost and tax implications, says Alison ColemanCase Study: First DirectArticle in fullFinding good quality affordable childcare remains a top priority for working parents, and increasingly, they are ...
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Perks, including childcare, launched at Notts CC
Nottingham City Council is to relaunch its benefits package in a bid to make staff feel valued and to recruit more employees from the local area.The scheme, which will roll out in October, is intended to improve the image of the council as an employer and boost satisfaction among existing ...
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Somerfield managers basket child vouchers
In November, national grocery chain Somerfield is to launch a childcare voucher scheme exclusively for its management grades.It has ruled out offering the vouchers to shop-floor staff due to minimum wage legislation.The scheme will be available to between 5,000-6,000 employees, from a total of 65,000.Tim Jones, head of reward at ...
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EADS Astrium launches childcare vouchers
EADS Astrium has launched several new perks in a bid to stop other employers poaching its space scientists.The aerospace and defence company's new package includes a bonus scheme, home computing initiative (HCI), tax-free bicycles and childcare vouchers.Allie Neal, project manager, said: "We are in the space industry so some of ...
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Whittard of Chelsea aims to retain with vouchers
Tea and coffee merchant Whittard of Chelsea has introduced a suite of new benefits aimed at retaining staff in the high-turnover retail industry.The retailer is using benefits tailored to suit the employee demographic where four-in-five of the 900 staff are younger than 35.Anna Nilsson, human resources coordinator for Whittard of ...
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Childcare at Wragge law firm
National law firm Wragge has introduced childcare vouchers to help its high-bracket tax payers. Benefits officer Catherine Potter said the firm expects considerable demand among its 40% taxpayers attracted by annual national insurance and tax savings of up to £1,066 under April's change in legislation."There's been so much focus about ...
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Insurer saves worker parents £2K
The Funding Corporation has introduced childcare vouchers that it hopes will save families with two working parents up to £2,000 a year. The car and motorbike insurer introduced the salary sacrifice scheme with the help of childcare provider Busy Bees to sit alongside its other perks that include a day ...
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Home Office revamps perks
The Home Office has introduced a new childcare plan after staff voiced concerns that previous arrangements were unfair.Last month, it brought in childcare vouchers for all core Home Office employees. It is also piloting the scheme in the Prison Service and the Immigration and Nationality Directorate.John Marsh, group HR director ...
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Childcare plan proves turn off to care staff
Care home provider Lifestyle Care has encountered problems with its pilot childcare voucher plan due to lack of staff interest.The company piloted the scheme on 150 workers for one year, but only one employee took up the offer.Finance director Makbul Jaffer said: "It's like the stakeholder pension; nobody seems to ...