All Benefits for carers articles – Page 86
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EAT rules emergency month off to care for children 'too long'
Case Study: Month off to care for children 'too long'A company fined for sacking an employee because he took a month off work in an emergency to look after his family, has won its appeal against an Employment Tribunal decision.Cortest, a materials testing firm, had been fined £7,243 by the ...
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Government to extend right to request flexible working
Prime minister Gordon Brown has announced that the government will extend the right to request flexible working arrangements to parents of older children.During Prime Minister's question time, Brown said the government would move forward with recommendations contained in Imdela Walsh's review, which is due to be published tomorrow. The government ...
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Childcare Choice and HR4UK form strategic alliance
Childcare voucher company, Childcare Choice, has formed an alliance with online HR systems provider, HR4UK, that will enable employers to its personnel administration solutions.HR4UK, which can provide a virtual HR department for small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMEs), will now be available to Childcare Choice customers. Employers using HR4UK, meanwhile, will be directed ...
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Herbert Smith provides care
Herbert Smith has launched a fully-funded emergency childcare and eldercare service to help staff balance their work and home life.The service assists the law firm's staff in locating and paying for nursery places, childminders and nannies at short notice. They can also source emergency care for elderly dependants to help ...
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Accor Services acquires 62% stake in Motivano
Accor Services has acquired a 62% stake in benefits provider Motivano UK and the current management of Motivano UK will remain shareholders at 38%.Accor Services bought the stake previously owned by venture capital firm Geocapital Partner.The current management team will continue to develop Motivano within Accor Services, enabling their clients, ...
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Busy Bees acquires nine new nurseries
Busy Bees Childcare has acquired the TLC nursery group which operates nine nurseries in the Midlands and South East, taking the number of nurseries it operates to 133.The move takes Busy Bees into the public sector and public healthcare markets as TLC has nurseries based at a number of hospitals. ...
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Redrow introduces voluntary benefits
Property developer, Redrow has introduced a voluntary benefits scheme.The plan, entitled Redrow Plus, includes a range of high street discounts on travel, health and leisure, food and entertainment, as well as motoring.Staff will be able to gain points each time they make an online purchase at over 1,800 retailers and ...
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Childcare costs continue to rise
The Daycare Trust has urged parents to take advantage of childcare vouchers from employers as nursery fees continue to increase at a faster rate than above inflation.The Annual childcare costs survey from the Daycare Trust shows that parents, on average, now pay £7,000 to £8,000 for a full-time nursery place ...
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Providing on-site nursey facilities
Providing an on-site nursery can ease employees' concerns about their child's welfare, although this can come with a hefty price tag, says Alison ColemanFor many working parents with young children, on-site nursery facilities at their workplace are considered a luxury. Being close to their children throughout the working day may ...
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Ministry of Defence to introduce childcare vouchers
The British Ministry of Defence is to introduce a childcare voucher scheme for its 240,000 regular personnel and reservists, whether they are working in the UK or are posted overseas.The announcement comes just days after a leaked report highlighted declining morale among troops and the difficulties the military is facing ...
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National Express improves parental policies
National Express has improved its parental policies in a bid to offer more than the statutory level of leave to its employees.Male staff can now take two weeks paternity leave on full pay, and adopting parents can take a maximum of 52 weeks leave with statutory adoption pay.The transport company ...
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Tax break has boosted client numbers for some childcare providers
Just under a quarter (24.3) of childcare providers claim that the number of children in their care has increased since the tax break on childcare vouchers was introduced.Just over half, however, say that the number has not changed in this time, according to the Childcare provider survey by Accor Services ...
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Case Studies
Childcare vouchers at PWC impact post-maternity leave retention rates
The introduction of childcare vouchers at PricewaterhouseCoopers has had an impact on post-maternity leave retention rates, which soared from 40% in the mid-90s to 92% in 1998 when the scheme was launched, before falling to 89% in 2005.Women returning to work after maternity leave are now offered 12 months' worth ...
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Childcare perks can encourage parents' return to work
Employers can use childcare perks to encourage parents' return to work by easing financial burdens, so boosting retention levels, says Alison ColemanFor any working parent, the task of balancing family life with work obligations can be an expensive and sometimes stressful business. For some employees, it may all become too ...
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Busy Bees Group acquires Leapfrog Day Nurseries and Childcare Vouchers
Busy Bees Group has acquired Leapfrog Day Nurseries and Leapfrog Childcare Vouchers.Busy Bees, part of Australian nursery provider group ABC Learning Centres, bought the 88 Leapfrog sites from Nord Anglia Education. In a letter published on the Busy Bees' website, John Woodward, Busy Bees group managing director, said: "We have ...
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Emergency Childcare unveils school holiday club service
Emergency Childcare is to launch a web-based service that gives employees last-minute access to over 200 holiday clubs.The provider claims the service, which is called Out of School Care and lists holiday clubs suitable for children aged between six and 16 years, is unique.When the service launches in November, staff ...
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Kent County Council moves its childcare provision
Kent County Council is changing its childcare voucher provider to AllSave UK from September.Jane Vivier, reward adviser at the council, said: "We were looking for someone that could grow the business and communicate to all our staff." Previous provider, Busy Bees Childcare Vouchers, lost out in a tender after the ...
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Emergency Child and Home Care acquires Bupa Childcare
Emergency Child and Home Care has acquired Bupa's corporate childcare arm.The new company will be given the name The Family Care Company and will offer its clients emergency child and elder care; out of school care; on-site creche and nursery management; childcare search and selection services, and advice lines for ...
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Additional paternity leave law in consultation document
The government has published its consultation document containing further proposals around additional paternity leave (APL) and pay.The consultation, which closes on 3 August 2007, will ask opinions on how APL and pay should be administered, such as whether parents should be able to self certify their eligibility. Elizabeth Lang, associate ...
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Buyer's Guide to childcare
The corporate childcare market is continuing to grow, but employers must ensure schemes are managed correctly to qualify for tax exemptions, says Bea OaffThe childcare benefits market is one that is continuing to experience growth, and there is potential for it to broaden its appeal even further. There are now ...