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Dependent care

The ageing population means that more and more employee have caring responsibilities, and that they may need its support to combine work with care. The way in which employers caring responsibilitiessupport carers with dependents is becoming an increasingly important part of employers' benefits packages.


    • Hybrid working
    • Financial services
    • Gender

    KMPG partner pay cut by 11% as it sets out hybrid working plan

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Feb 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Feb 2021

    KPMG has cut the pay of its UK partners by 11% and is rethinking its office estate as it focuses...

    • Compassionate leave
    • Coronavirus
    • Dependent care

    Family emergencies abroad may require a month off work

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Jun 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Jun 2020

    An employment lawyer has warned that staff who have travelled abroad to handle a family emergency may need to take...

    • Coronavirus
    • NHS
    • Carers

    Leave to remain extended to families of deceased care workers

    by Adam McCulloch 21 May 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 21 May 2020

    The government has stated that non-EEA family members of any NHS, healthcare or social care worker who has died as...

    • Absence
    • Coronavirus
    • Employee relations

    Coronavirus: What employers need to know (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 19 Mar 2020
    by Personnel Today 19 Mar 2020

    ON-DEMAND | As the true impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic becomes apparent, employers are facing...

    • Benefits
    • Counselling
    • Cycle to Work

    Health secretary: employers must do more on prevention

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Nov 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Nov 2018

    Schemes such as free fruit in offices, bicycle loans, support for ill employees and counselling should be the new norm...

    • Dependent care
    • Latest News
    • Flexible working

    Government to consider five days’ paid leave for working carers

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Aug 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Aug 2018

    The government has committed to exploring the case for five days’ statutory paid leave for carers, but has been criticised...

    • Dependent care
    • Flexible working
    • Employee Assistance Programmes

    Why HR should step up and support working carers

    by Steve Herbert 27 Jun 2017
    by Steve Herbert 27 Jun 2017

    The UK’s social care crisis was a hot topic during this month’s general election, serving to highlight the growing number...

    • Dependent care
    • Family-friendly benefits
    • Wellbeing

    Supporting the forgotten community of employees who are carers

    by Christine Husbands 2 Jan 2017
    by Christine Husbands 2 Jan 2017

    Employers need to consider how to support employees who are carers, so they can balance work with caring for dependants....

    • Dependent care
    • Wellbeing and health promotion
    • Occupational Health

    Employers fail to support the UK’s ageing workforce

    by Nic Paton 3 Nov 2016
    by Nic Paton 3 Nov 2016

    Research carried out during September and October highlighted the growing challenge facing employers in terms of managing and supporting the...

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Dependent care
    • Family-friendly working

    Working carers: only one-third of employers offer support

    by Clare Allerton 6 Jun 2016
    by Clare Allerton 6 Jun 2016

    Employers are being urged to put processes in place to assist working carers, as research reveals that only one-third (34%)...

    • Absence
    • Stress
    • Employee engagement

    Five key questions to ask before implementing a healthcare cash plan

    by Helen Gilbert 26 Jul 2011
    by Helen Gilbert 26 Jul 2011

    Although they are often seen as a good benefit, cash plans are not right for every business. Before you implement...

    • Absence
    • Agency workers
    • Business performance

    Snow: A guide for employers on pay, leave, safety and employee rights during severe weather

    by Personnel Today 1 Dec 2010
    by Personnel Today 1 Dec 2010

    Snow, ice and extreme temperatures continue to plunge the UK into chaos, meaning that HR and employers have more people-related...

    • Childcare
    • Dependent care
    • Pay & benefits

    Eldercare vouchers: an update

    by Personnel Today 24 Jun 2010
    by Personnel Today 24 Jun 2010

    Thanks to tax breaks, childcare vouchers are used by about 200,000 employees. Yet there is little sign voucher schemes will...

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