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.
Employers have been urged to ensure their working carers policies reflect the breadth of responsibilities that different groups face.
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.
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 costs can be more than a third of wages for around one in three preschool parents
Single parents face unique challenges in gaining and staying in work since the pandemic, according to charity Gingerbread.
Most of the reduction in the gender pay gap over the past 25 years is down to a sharp increase...
Parents are less productive when they feel ‘ashamed’ about childcare eating into their working day, according to a Durham University...
A British Airways cabin crew member who was denied the ability to work set days to assist with childcare has...
One in six parents has had to reduce their working hours because of difficulty accessing childcare.
According to the Early...
Single parents could be locked out of work due to the impact of the pandemic, according to the Gingerbread charity.
A new league table that re-ranks the FTSE 100 in terms of the employee benefits they offer, as rated by...
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been urged to investigate alleged equality failings in the government’s response to...
A new law will be passed that will for the first time extend maternity leave rights to senior government ministers.
Updated furlough guidance confirms scheme can be used where employees can't work because they are caring for children while schools are closed.
Zurich is offering two weeks’ fully-paid emergency ‘lockdown leave’ to parents and carers affected by school closures.
The Swiss insurance...
