New guide on managing working parents

FAMILY-FRIENDLY BENEFITS

New guide on managing working parents

Family-friendly policies and benefits have been creeping up the employment agenda for several years. Employee Benefits magazine has put together a “back-to-basics” guide on “How to manage working parents”.

The guide is aimed at helping HR and benefits practitioners develop a strategy on working parents. It takes into account new obligations for employers under The Work and Families Act 2006, which came into effect this month.

%ADVERT%What you will find in this guide:

• Why should employers consider the needs of working parents?
• What should be covered in a strategy for working parents?
• What benefits are available to assist working parents?
• How do childcare vouchers work?
• What are the implications of providing nursery care?
• Preparing for an emergency
• How to help working parents achieve a work-life balance
• Strategies in practice
• Glossary.

Want to know more?

Title: How to Manage Working Parents, Employee Benefits, 2007.

Availability: You can access this guide on the Employee Benefits web site at www.employeebenefits.co.uk/item/2376/23/311/3

Employee Benefits magazine was launched in February 1997 as the first UK magazine to help companies align their benefits strategy with their corporate objectives. It’s the only publication to examine the full spectrum of benefits – from pensions and health insurance to company cars and crèches. To find out more visit www.employeebenefits.co.uk