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Childcare

Childcare benefits are among the most important that an employee can offer, to help employees with children to balance their work and family life.

Childcare vouchers are a popular employer-provided benefit, while some employers operate a workplace nursery.


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    • Ethnicity

    Working carers: ethnic minorities and lower earners face greatest hurdles

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Apr 2022

    Employers have been urged to ensure their working carers policies reflect the breadth of responsibilities that different groups face.

    • Nursery provision
    • Financial wellbeing
    • Childcare

    Childcare: Bright Horizons’ mission to elevate the profession

    by Jo Faragher 24 Mar 2022
    by Jo Faragher 24 Mar 2022

    Nursery chain Bright Horizons has just announced a £10m investment in recruitment, retention and training. HR director Janine Leightley tells Personnel Today why this is important.

    • Hybrid working
    • Childcare
    • Latest News

    Meta employees hung out to dry with benefit removal

    by Jo Faragher 21 Mar 2022
    by Jo Faragher 21 Mar 2022

    Employees at Meta are up in arms after it informed staff on that it would be cutting down on perks such as free laundry, dry cleaning and a free evening dinner.

    • Childcare
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    • Benefits

    Childcare costs: One in three preschool parents spend a third of wages

    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2022
    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2022

    Childcare costs can be more than a third of wages for around one in three preschool parents

    • Nursery provision
    • Childcare
    • Latest News

    Single parents need urgent support to re-enter work

    by Jo Faragher 11 Mar 2022
    by Jo Faragher 11 Mar 2022

    Single parents face unique challenges in gaining and staying in work since the pandemic, according to charity Gingerbread.

    • Gender pay gap
    • Childcare
    • Maternity

    Women’s education narrowing gender pay gap, but shift in childcare needed

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Dec 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Dec 2021

    Most of the reduction in the gender pay gap over the past 25 years is down to a sharp increase...

    • Childcare
    • Latest News
    • Productivity

    Shame about childcare responsibilities affects productivity, study finds

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Nov 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Nov 2021

    Parents are less productive when they feel ‘ashamed’ about childcare eating into their working day, according to a Durham University...

    • Childcare
    • Latest News
    • Sex discrimination

    BA cabin crew member denied flexibility to help with childcare wins £38k

    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Sep 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Sep 2021

    A British Airways cabin crew member who was denied the ability to work set days to assist with childcare has...

    • Nursery provision
    • Childcare
    • Latest News

    Childcare issues force one in six to cut work hours

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Aug 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Aug 2021

    One in six parents has had to reduce their working hours because of difficulty accessing childcare.
    According to the Early...

    • Childcare
    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News

    Single parents need more support to access work, says charity

    by Jo Faragher 19 May 2021
    by Jo Faragher 19 May 2021

    Single parents could be locked out of work due to the impact of the pandemic, according to the Gingerbread charity.

    • Childcare
    • Latest News
    • Commission

    FTSE 100 re-ranked for best employee benefits

    by Peter Crush 30 Apr 2021
    by Peter Crush 30 Apr 2021

    A new league table that re-ranks the FTSE 100 in terms of the employee benefits they offer, as rated by...

    • Gender
    • Childcare
    • Coronavirus

    Watchdog urged to scrutinise equality impact of pandemic response

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Feb 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Feb 2021

    The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been urged to investigate alleged equality failings in the government’s response to...

    • Childcare
    • Economics, government & business
    • Maternity

    New law will enable Cabinet ministers to take maternity leave

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Feb 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Feb 2021

    A new law will be passed that will for the first time extend maternity leave rights to senior government ministers.

    • Working from home
    • Testing
    • Childcare

    Furlough can now be used to help homeschooling parents – HMRC

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Jan 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Jan 2021

    Updated furlough guidance confirms scheme can be used where employees can't work because they are caring for children while schools are closed.

    • Working from home
    • Testing
    • Compassionate leave

    Zurich offers parents ‘lockdown leave’ to help with childcare

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jan 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jan 2021

    Zurich is offering two weeks’ fully-paid emergency ‘lockdown leave’ to parents and carers affected by school closures.
    The Swiss insurance...

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