CIPP comment As this is just a quick poll it doesn’t allow for additional responses. We would welcome any feedback so please do email your thoughts to us at policy. Thank you.
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Quick poll on Shared Parental Leave 8 August 2018
Shared Parental Leave is now in its third year, have you seen an increase in take up since 2015?
In February this year the government launched a new campaign on Shared Parental Leave to raise awareness and encourage more parents to take up the offer in their baby’s first year.
The workplace right for eligible parents allows them to share up to 50 weeks of leave and 37 weeks of pay after having a baby. They can take time off separately or they can be at home together for up to 6 months.
According to the government around 285,000 couples every year are eligible but take up could be as low as 2% and around half of the general public is unaware that the option exists for parents.
The awareness campaign was launched after the government set out its Good Work Plan to deliver the pledge to not just protect workers’ rights but to also build on them. This is a vital part of the government’s Industrial Strategy – a long-term plan to build a Britain fit for the future by helping businesses create better, higher-paying jobs in every part of the UK.
The CIPP is interested to know what percentage of your workforce has taken up shared parental leave over the last year. Please take a moment to answer our quick poll which is situated to the right of this, and every, news item.
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A fifth of employers offer a payroll loan scheme 14 August 2018
When the press release from the Co-op revealed that UK workers could save more than £250 million a year in interest rate charges if companies introduced a payroll loan scheme, this prompted us to run a quick poll.
By providing colleagues with the ability to repay loans direct from their salaries, the Co-op offers a practical alternative to high cost forms of borrowing, which can adversely impact on the lives of individuals and their families.
We ran a poll through July and the beginning of August which asked:
As an employer/business owner would you consider offering employees/workers a payroll loan scheme to enable them to repay loans direct through their salaries?
We received 352 responses in total.
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
Payroll: need to know
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