Over three million employees juggling care with work

Adam Saville
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Flexible working options supported by most employee benefit consultants, while just under half are for paid short-term leave benefits

Employers should use employee benefit packages to better support staff members struggling to balance family caring responsibilities with work, research by Metlife Employee Benefits has suggested. Of 202 employee benefits consultants surveyed, 60% suggested that the option of working from home was the most effective way to support employees with caring duties, while 59% believed the offer of flexible working options already existed for staff. Paid leave Around 33% of those surveyed agreed to support the right to paid long-term leave would benefit employees, while 27% suggested finan...

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