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.
Record proportion of mothers in work
Three-quarters of mothers with dependent children are in work – a record high for the UK, according to the latest...
Women find it harder to get a job after leaving armed forces, says report
Female military service leavers are less likely to find a job than males, with many reluctant to apply for roles...
What can be learned from Denmark’s parental leave and childcare policies?
Denmark has some of the most generous parental leave and childcare support schemes in the world. But have these had...
Champion flexible working to improve parents’ work-life balance
Support for flexible working should be visible from leadership level to help create “human-sized” jobs that enable a greater work-life...
Tax-Free Childcare failing to attract working families
Take-up of the government's Tax-Free Childcare benefit has been much slower than anticipated, official figures have shown.
Single parents are largest underutilised talent pool in UK
Single parents are the most underutilised major pool of talent in the UK, with almost 200,000 unemployed, according to a...
How can employers manage changes in childcare provision?
The long-standing Childcare Vouchers scheme ended on 4 October and has been replaced by the government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme. How...
Corbyn vows to “rebalance power” in the workplace
Labour will “rebalance power in the workplace” if the party wins power, Jeremy Corbyn said in his speech closing the...
Top 10 HR questions August 2018 – Brexit and executive pay ratios
While progress has been made in some areas of the Brexit negotiations, including agreement on the rights of EU citizens...
Low-income families’ earnings do not cover basic needs
Families with two parents working full time at the national living wage are 11% (£49 per week) short of the...
How to tailor benefits to a multi-generational workforce
Organisations increasingly employ workers from across three or four generations, which means they should be offering tailored benefits packages. James...
Working mothers increase by almost 50% over 40 years
The proportion of working-age mothers in paid work increased by almost 50% over four decades, according to the Institute of...
Employer childcare voucher schemes get six-month reprieve
Plans to scrap employer childcare voucher schemes have been delayed by six months after the Democratic Unionist Party intervened.
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Top 10 HR questions January 2018: TUPE consultations
Employees transferring to a new employer in a TUPE situation have the right to be consulted, but the rules on...
10 benefits to include in a flexible benefits scheme
Flexible benefits schemes can help to boost employee recruitment and retention by increasing the range of benefits available to employees....
