DFS Furniture Group selects Peppy to bolster its support for employees and their families
DFS Furniture Group, the largest sofa retailing specialist in the UK (which includes the brands DFS, Sofology and The Sofa…
Only a fifth of employers offer new parents support with breastfeeding
According to new research from digital health platform Peppy, nearly two-thirds (63%) of employers now offer support for new parents,…
More workplace support needed for new fathers
Seventy-six per cent of employers believe that more workplace support is needed for new fathers, according to new research from…
A third of employers do not offer early parenthood support and are vulnerable to losing staff
Nearly two thirds (63%) of employers say they offer early parenthood support, according to new research from Peppy, leaving those…
Children-specific bereavement support within employee benefits is underutilised
Children’s Grief Awareness Day: 18 November 2021 Bereavement support for children is often embedded within employee benefits but is too…
Employers should address their fertility policy ahead of egg-freezing legislation changes
The recently announced changes to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (the ‘HFE Act’) on the freezing of eggs, sperm…
Inclusion for Parents: Why Business Leaders Must Change the Narrative at work
Thom Dennis, CEO of Serenity in Leadership, and Stacy Moore, Chartered Educational Psychologist and Director of Inner Circles Educational Psychology,…
Dads snap-up paid paternity leave to bond with new babies
Figures published by insurer Zurich show that the majority of its employees who are new dads, are taking up its…
Two thirds of fathers are still not taking paternity leave
Two thirds of men are still not taking paternity leave*, with only 208,000 fathers claiming paternity pay last year (year…
How should employers respond if employees are affected by school closures to prevent the spread of coronavirus? XpertHR offers guidance
There is limited statutory provision for time off for employees who have to look after their children when schools, nurseries…