Childcare & carers
Offering child care in the workplace forms an important part of a family friendly policy for many employers. Childcare vouchers offered through salary sacrifice (to make the most of the tax break) is a benefit commonly offered to working parents. Beside child care voucher services, some companies also run child care services such as the onsite nursery, while emergency childcare provision is becoming increasingly popular among staff.
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News
Ernst and Young and Mitie Group among top employers for women
Ernst and Young and Mitie Group are among the employers to receive a place in The Times’ Top 50 employers for women list.
09 May The Queen’s Speech: Parental leave to become more flexible
30 Apr EXCLUSIVE: My Family Care launches dedicated childcare and carer website
30 Mar Hay Group research: Childcare costs take up a third of annual salaries
06 Mar HSBC guarantees part-time roles to all new parents
05 Mar EXCLUSIVE: Cisco extends flexible benefits to Spain and targets full European roll-out
Analysis
Employees' benefits rights when taking maternity leave
Organisations need to make sure they are familiar with the benefits entitlements of employees who are going on maternity leave, says Jenny Keefe
05 Mar News analysis: Who pays for childcare?
31 Oct Emergency childcare is worth the investment
06 Jun The Big Question: Would more flexible parental leave end reward inequality?
07 Feb Benefits can ease mothers back to work
07 Feb The Big Question: What effect could shared parental leave have on benefits?
Case Studies
Case study: Amnesty International targets gold standard policy for maternity leave
One organisation that has a lot of experience with maternity leave planning is human rights group Amnesty International UK. Its average staff age is 37 and two-thirds of its 200 employees are female.
31 Oct Case study: Southdown Housing builds flexibility into maternity leave
31 Oct Case strudy: Barclays Wealth banks on working parents
07 Feb Case study: NHS Bradford and Airedale District Support Service seeks a work-family balance
Research
Hay Group research: Childcare costs take up a third of annual salaries
Childcare costs now take up a third (35%) of annual salaries, according to research by Hay Group.
07 Dec Canada Life research: A third of employees want better work-life balance
01 Nov Mercer research: Meaningful benefits increase employee engagement
14 Oct CIPP research: Less than 10% of UK workers have option of flexible working
24 Aug Reabur research: Employers do not expect mothers to return after maternity leave
11 Jul CIPP research: Only 10% of employers will allow flexible working during Olympics
