Funding Circle pledges pregnancy loss support
Funding Circle has committed to supporting employees who experience a miscarriage by signing a pregnancy loss pledge. The loan company, which has around 700 UK staff, agreed to the...
Read moreDetailsFunding Circle has committed to supporting employees who experience a miscarriage by signing a pregnancy loss pledge. The loan company, which has around 700 UK staff, agreed to the...
Read moreDetailsMarks and Spencer (M&S) has launched a new neonatal leave policy as part of its commitment to being “a great place to work for families”. Effective immediately, the retailer...
Read moreDetailsVodafone Ireland is boosting support for employees with caring responsibilities with immediate effect, the business has announced. From this month (May), the telecommunications company's staff can benefit from up...
Read moreDetailsClyde and Co has improved its global parental leave offering for all employees and partners who have been with the business for a minimum of 12 months. The global...
Read moreDetailsDHL Supply Chain has introduced a wellbeing platform and a range of new family leave policies in response to employee feedback. The logistics business, which has more than 37,000...
Read moreDetailsTwo in five (40%) of employers do not have a formal fertility policy and have no plans to introduce one, new research has revealed. The Chartered Institute of Personnel...
Read moreDetailsKreston Reeves is improving its maternity and adoption leave policy to offer employees 21 weeks of leave on full pay. Effective from 1 June 2023, the accountants, business and...
Read moreDetailsUK car finance and loan business Zuto employs around 450 people based across two sites in Macclesfield and Manchester, with many working in a hybrid way. In May 2022,...
Read moreDetailsEmployees have become more reliant on their bosses for financial support to fund their lifestyles, new data has suggested. The study by Perkbox found that with the cost-of-living crisis...
Read moreDetailsBank of New York Mellon has expanded its global parental leave policy to offer new parents 16 weeks of paid leave. Employees at the investment bank who foster, adopt...
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