family benefits

Firefighters are calling for 12 months of fully paid maternity leave in a letter to the Local Government Association. According to the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) National Women’s Committee,...

Increasing costs are affecting the employee benefits strategies of nearly three in five (57%) businesses, new research has revealed. WTW’s 2023 Benefits Trends Survey found that this is now...

Schneider Electric has introduced a family benefit scheme for more than 3,500 employees in the UK and Ireland (UK&I) as part of its ambition to become “the most caring...

XPO is offering extra support for staff suffering a miscarriage or still birth in the UK and Ireland (UK&I). The sustainable transport and logistics company, which has around 5,000...

Tesco has introduced a virtual GP service for more than 300,000 workers as part of its investment in employee wellbeing. The supermarket chain, which is the largest private-sector employer...

Santander UK has updated its family leave policy and enhanced provisions for foster carers at work. From this month (July), the bank is offering employees up to five days,...

TUI UK has increased the support it offers to its working parents and carers. The travel business decided to extend its family leave policy to allow it’s 11,000-plus employees...

Changes to paternity provisions will be brought forward, the government has confirmed. The Department for Business and Trade is advancing legislative changes aimed to reform parental leave and pay...

Stockport Council has become a fostering friendly employer and is encouraging other local businesses to do the same. The local authority is offering five days of extra leave to...

Two in three people are likely to take time out to provide unpaid care at some point during their working life which will impact their pension pots, according to...