Care package for staff at Abbey aims to save bank £500,000 a year

Abbey has launched a new emergency care service for its employees that could save the company £500,000 a year.

The bank has teamed up with care provider My Family Care to provide a 24-hour database of contacts through which Abbey staff will be able to source care services.

The programme will provide three packages to its workforce – emergency childcare, out of school care and emergency homecare – providing immediate access to certified and accredited carers for unexpected periods of care while employees are at work.

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Abbey has estimated the savings to the company of having its employees at work, rather than on leave, as in the region of £500,000 a year.

Annette Lawson, policy and diversity consultant at Abbey, said: “Breakdown in care is one of the most stressful things for an employee to deal with. From our employee feedback, we pinpointed this as one area where we could provide a service for the carers that will help them in their day-to-day lives.”