family benefits

Costs for working sandwich carers rise by an average of £1,546 over the summer, driving up demand for respite care, and in turn eldercare benefits, according to data analysis...

Research has found that only two in five (40 percent) employers offer their staff support for physical health if they are injured or have a new illness or disability....

Government proposals to introduce an employee ‘right to switch off’ outside work hours needs to incorporate flexibility, according to the CIPD. The employer body has called for the rights...

Working parents face greater cost pressures during the summer holidays as their childcare spend rises dramatically, according to research from Phoenix Group. The research showed that the average monthly...

A global survey on pay rise alternatives has revealed the top things employees would be happy to accept if their organisation can't afford the annual wage increase.  The research...

As working parents struggle to afford childcare, employers will be tempted to take advantage of nursery schemes offering employees tax/NIC free care, and rightly so. Shawn Healey, an employment...

Large productivity gaps, income disparities and child poverty remain persistent across the UK, even though employment and wage gaps have narrowed, research has found. The research, detailed in the...

It is time to “name and shame” firms that are failing to close their gender pay gap, according to former Australian prime minister and chair of the Global Institute...

Two-fifths of millennials have said their careers have suffered as a result of taking on caring responsibilities for children and/or older relatives, as part of a rising trend termed...

Government figures have revealed that 34 percent of parents with children under five found it difficult or very difficult to afford childcare costs in 2023. This represents a 10...