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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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    ‘Perverse’ minimum wage enforcement replaced by ‘proportionate’ approach

    by Rob Moss 11 Feb 2020
    by Rob Moss 11 Feb 2020

    The government has abandoned its previously “pedantic” regime.

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    • Family-friendly benefits

    Three in five parents work unpaid overtime to cope with workload

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Jan 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Jan 2020

    Flexible working is unable to deliver the work-life balance that parents need, according to a report that finds three in...

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    Record proportion of mothers in work

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Oct 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Oct 2019

    Three-quarters of mothers with dependent children are in work – a record high for the UK, according to the latest...

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    Women find it harder to get a job after leaving armed forces, says report

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Sep 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Sep 2019

    Female military service leavers are less likely to find a job than males, with many reluctant to apply for roles...

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    What can be learned from Denmark’s parental leave and childcare policies?

    by Jason Downes 20 May 2019
    by Jason Downes 20 May 2019

    Denmark has some of the most generous parental leave and childcare support schemes in the world. But have these had...

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    • Maternity

    Champion flexible working to improve parents’ work-life balance

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 May 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 May 2019

    Support for flexible working should be visible from leadership level to help create “human-sized” jobs that enable a greater work-life...

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    • Job creation and losses

    Corbyn vows to “rebalance power” in the workplace

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Sep 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Sep 2018

    Labour will “rebalance power in the workplace” if the party wins power, Jeremy Corbyn said in his speech closing the...

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    Top 10 HR questions August 2018 – Brexit and executive pay ratios

    by Brightmine 4 Sep 2018
    by Brightmine 4 Sep 2018

    While progress has been made in some areas of the Brexit negotiations, including agreement on the rights of EU citizens...

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    Low-income families’ earnings do not cover basic needs

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Aug 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Aug 2018

    Families with two parents working full time at the national living wage are 11% (£49 per week) short of the...

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    • Family-friendly working

    How to tailor benefits to a multi-generational workforce

    by James Whelan 24 Jul 2018
    by James Whelan 24 Jul 2018

    Organisations increasingly employ workers from across three or four generations, which means they should be offering tailored benefits packages. James...

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    Working mothers increase by almost 50% over 40 years

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Apr 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Apr 2018

    The proportion of working-age mothers in paid work increased by almost 50% over four decades, according to the Institute of...

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    Employer childcare voucher schemes get six-month reprieve

    by Jo Faragher 14 Mar 2018
    by Jo Faragher 14 Mar 2018

    Plans to scrap employer childcare voucher schemes have been delayed by six months after the Democratic Unionist Party intervened.
    Last...

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    Top 10 HR questions January 2018: TUPE consultations

    by Brightmine 2 Feb 2018
    by Brightmine 2 Feb 2018

    Employees transferring to a new employer in a TUPE situation have the right to be consulted, but the rules on...

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    10 benefits to include in a flexible benefits scheme

    by Sarah McCarthy 24 Aug 2017
    by Sarah McCarthy 24 Aug 2017

    Flexible benefits schemes can help to boost employee recruitment and retention by increasing the range of benefits available to employees....

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    Liberal Democrat manifesto: guarantees for EU workers and stricter corporate governance

    by Jo Faragher 17 May 2017
    by Jo Faragher 17 May 2017

    The Liberal Democrat Party’s official manifesto has been released today and includes a raft of proposals around employment rights, equality...

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