Childcare
Employee Benefits
The vast majority of parents would not take up the government's plans for shared parental leave, research finds.
12 June 2014
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Employee Benefits
The government has confirmed its plans to increase childcare tax relief to £2,000 per child from the £1,200 originally proposed.
04 June 2014
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Employee Benefits
The government has made the case for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or National Savings and Investments (NS&I) to deliver its new Tax-Free Childcare accounts.
27 May 2014
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Employee Benefits
Just 15% of employers have a clear idea of how they will implement the new shared parental leave plans for their employees who are parents, a survey reveals.
23 May 2014
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Employee Benefits
In order for the government's shared parental leave plans to make headway and encourage take-up among fathers, it must be used on a ‘use it or lose it' basis, a report says.
22 May 2014
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Employee Benefits
Flexible working is the cornerstone of creating a family-friendly culture at shoe repair and locksmith business Timpson.
22 April 2014
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Employee Benefits
Working mothers receiving a baby through surrogacy are not entitled to paid maternity leave under European law, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.
22 April 2014
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Employee Benefits
With an overhaul in childcare funding among a raft of ‘family-friendly' proposals announced by the government, where does this leave employers and staff who are working parents? Hannah Uttley investigates.
16 April 2014
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Employee Benefits
A high-profile report calling for universal state-backed childcare has put the government's impending tax-free childcare scheme back in the spotlight. Owain Thomas investigates.
03 April 2014
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Employee Benefits
Over three-quarters (76%) of employers have not taken steps to prepare for the new shared parental leave legislation which will come into effect in six months time, research finds.
01 April 2014
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