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Employers are under increasing pressure to offer policies that reflect the realities of modern family life.

People are living longer than ever before. Yet, there’s one consequence of living longer that many of us still dread: ageing.

Caroline Harwood, BDO LLP partner and national head of employment tax and Gareth Hills, BDO employment tax associate director, take a close look at the provision of workplace nurseries and what employers need to watch out for to remain compliant.

As the competition for top talent intensifies, UK organisations are increasingly investing in enhanced parental leave and family-friendly policies.

Every 10 October, World Mental Health Day reminds us that mental health is not only a personal issue but a business imperative.

On World Mental Health Day, Gallagher’s Amy Boswell and Sarah Brannan focus on suicide awareness and prevention, and its place in your workplace mental health strategy.

An ageing workforce means employers must be prepared to step up their support of older, experienced workers.

Grief is one of the most personal and difficult human experiences - and yet in the modern workplace, it is often layered with additional responsibilities and stress.

Too many workers begin retirement unable to meet fundamental costs such as food, heating, and housing. There’s a simple step that employers can implement to help prevent this disaster, even with stretched budgets, as Emma Hadley, head of pensions, employee benefits division at Howden Employee Benefits explores.

Managers need to identify those workers who are caring for their children and elderly relatives while also trying to sustain their careers, manage rising costs and preserve their own wellbeing.

Working parents need support and flexibility year-round, but during the six-week holidays, the issue becomes exacerbated.

Standard Life offers some tips for those working parents feeling the financial strain.

For some working parents the school summer holidays are a time of added stress and complications. Employers can help ease this stress.

For many working parents, a quick call to the grandparents is the trusted fallback when school’s out and work calls. But what happens when that lifeline isn’t available? When grandma and grandpa are off on a well-earned break, or when your employees’ “backup plan” needs backup themselves?