There are statutory requirements covering pay and leave associated with maternity, paternity and adoption, but many employers provide benefits in excess of the statutory requirements.
One of the most common family-friendly benefits is the provision of childcare vouchers. However, the Government has announced that these will be replaced with a childcare allowance from 2017.
Employers in the retail sector are cutting back on workplace benefits in a bid to offset costs ahead of next...
Ministers 'fully accept principle of pregnancy loss bereavement leave' and take forward amendments to include miscarriage in workers' rights.
From 6 April this year about 60,000 new parents will be able to benefit from a right to neonatal care leave.
New MPs want a shorter working day and for some debates to be held online as they demand more family friendly arrangements.
E.ON UK wins Family-Friendly Employer of the Year Award 2024.
BNP Paribas signs a new agreement with international trade union federation UNI Global Union which strengthens the rights of its employees.
During National Fertility Awareness Week, Seema Duggal explains the profound affect fertility issues can have on employees.
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Almost half of employers offer the same range of benefits to all staff, despite 76% saying staff have requested more targeted perks.
A new record high proportion of employers – 89% – now promote their support for working parents with paternity leave...
Deloitte UK announces it is equalising parental leave, the first of the Big Four accounting firms to do so.
Telecoms giant BT Group is to roll out a new family leave policy for its UK employees from 1 January 2025.
Labour leader Keir Starmer has revealed he stops working at six o'clock on Fridays to spend time with family.
Bank of Ireland HR director Eimear Harty details the inclusive strategy behind last year's double Personnel Today Awards win.
Firefighters and fire control employees receive maternity pay improvements and increases to basic and on-call pay.
