Employers Childcare

Deloitte, PwC and Shell will offer all employees enhanced paternity packages, after deputy prime minister Nick Clegg urged private firms to do more to support working parents.

Employers who offer enhanced maternity pay will need "strong justification" for not enhancing mother's pay under shared parental leave agreements, Linklaters has warned.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is urging the government to cut employee national insurance contributions (NICs) and provide more free childcare places.

Childcare voucher provision will soon begin fading from employers' control. Nick Martindale discovers there are still engaging and valuable ways for organisations to support working parents.

Almost two thirds of Centrica staff are working on a flexible basis and the utility group is using the approach to better serve its peak customer demands.

User experience agency Webcredible has introduced unlimited holiday for its employees in order to attract and retain a talented workforce.

Fathers in the civil service sharing parental leave with their partner will receive equal entitlements to that of mothers, under new proposals announced by Nick Clegg this week.

The next UK government should establish a Childcare Contribution Scheme to support childcare costs for workers with an additional £10,000, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has urged.

The majority of working mothers are unhappy with family friendly measures offered by their employer, new research by Mumsnet and Ridgeway Partners reveals.

Larger businesses are far more likely to appoint female directors than smaller firms, Wilkins Kennedy research reveals.