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Reactions to the UK’s new Employment Rights Bill

Workplace Insight

Key elements of the bill include granting workers access to statutory sick pay and parental leave from the first day of employment, and introducing a ban on exploitative zero-hour contracts. The government’s Make Work Pay agenda – delivered in full – can improve working lives for many.

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Fringe Benefits: A Guide to Understanding and Leveraging Employee Perks

HR Digest

This article unpacks the fringe benefits definition, explores their types and examples, and offers a clear overviewincluding tax implications and practical guidance for employers navigating the IRS fringe benefits guide. Work-Life Balance Perks Paid time off, flexible schedules, remote work options, and parental leave fall here.

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WiredCo extends parental leave policies to pets

Employee Benefits

Australian digital and creative marketing agency WiredCo has extended its parental leave policies to include pet owners, IVF and miscarriages. The agency has introduced five days of paid leave for employees undergoing IVF treatment and two days of leave for their support person. million pets now living in 6.9

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Mid Suffolk and Babergh District Councils enhance paid parental leave

Employee Benefits

Neighbouring Mid Suffolk and Babergh District Councils have adopted an enhanced paid parental leave policy for councillors. Any councillor who is the designated carer of a child will be entitled to six months leave, with the chance to extend this to up to 52 weeks.

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15Five Wins Best Midsize Business-Focused HR Tech Solution From Lighthouse Research & Advisory

15Five

And while we are definitely tooting our horn here, we also want to recognize our beloved employees and customers without whom we would not have won. Below are some snippets from the application. Additionally, 15Five has led the industry in cutting edge benefits.

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Great perks and benefits that build company culture

HR Digest

It is about a good pay packet and perks definitely, but it’s much more than that. Some companies give parental leaves to both mom and dad. The same leave can be utilized if some family member needs care due to medical reasons. Such a company will not be able to grow and will lose out to better competitors. Family time.

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What could the Labour government mean for employers’ reward and benefits strategies?

Employee Benefits

Jeff Fox, strategic consulting lead at Lockton People Solutions, says: “To-do lists are definitely going to get bigger and more complicated. It does depend what the definition of exploitative is.” And, with these including ‘the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation’, strategies could face a rewrite.