All Benefits for carers articles – Page 90
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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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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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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 - 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...