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.
The 10 most important employment law cases in 2016
What were the most significant employment case law decisions in 2016? Stephen Simpson counts down the 10 most important judgments...
Top 10 HR questions September 2016: Tax-free Childcare
Questions on Tax-free Childcare, the apprenticeship levy and gender pay gap reporting were the most popular FAQs on XpertHR in...
Employment law changes: October 2016 and beyond
The autumn months promise to be a busy period for HR practitioners as they get to grips with a host...
Five important employment law cases in 2016… and five more to come
Your annual summer round-up of the most important employment law cases 2016 has seen so far, and those still to come…
Employment law in Japan: 10 surprising facts
The traditional Japanese idea of “lifetime employment”, with a full-time employee working for the same employer until retirement, has been...
Suspending childcare vouchers during maternity leave is lawful
Employers do not have to provide childcare vouchers during maternity leave when offered through salary sacrifice, the Employment Appeal Tribunal...
Suspending childcare vouchers during maternity leave – EAT appeal
Is an employer obliged to continue to provide childcare vouchers during maternity leave? The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) last week...
Top 10 HR questions June 2015: Maximum workplace temperatures
As temperatures rise, employers have been checking their duties to employees in hot weather. The most popular FAQ on XpertHR...
Women on maternity leave must keep childcare voucher benefits
It is discriminatory to make employees leave a childcare voucher scheme while on maternity leave, according to an employment tribunal....
Top 10 HR questions in May 2015: Employee driving licence checks
A new service from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), to be launched on 8 June 2015, has meant...
Government accelerates free childcare plans
David Cameron announced today that the Government will bring forward its plan to double free childcare for working parents.
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Budget 2014: Employers to lose out from changes to help with childcare costs
Changes to childcare support confirmed in today's Budget could spell the end of the most popular employer-supported employee benefit...
Mixed reaction to new childcare plan
The new Government scheme for childcare payments has attracted plaudits for its wholescale nature but drawn criticism due to the...
Childcare vouchers: an introduction for employers
The number of working parents in the UK is on the rise. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that...
Best practice promoted in childcare voucher industry
The Childcare Voucher Providers Association (CVPA) has today (29th March) been launched as the industry body to represent Employer Supported...
