BT recognises carers' needs with training sessions

BT has launched a scheme to help carers cope with the demands of caring and their working life.

Over a third of carers aren't aware of the benefits they can claim

One in six carers who give up or cut back work to care face a significant drop in income and half have no financial plans for the future.

Government does U-turn on the phasing out of tax relief on childcare vouchers

The Government has revised its plans to phase out childcare vouchers.

Working parents may be forced to give up their jobs if tax relief on childcare vouchers is scrapped

More than 60% of working parents using childcare vouchers may have to consider giving up their jobs if tax relief on the scheme is phased out.

Nine ex-ministers write to prime minister urging him to rethink plans to scrap childcare vouchers

Today it has emerged nine ministers have written to the prime minister urging him to rethink his controversial plans to scrap tax-exemptions for childcare vouchers.

Eliminating tax breaks on childcare vouchers will have knock-on effect on recruitment and retention

Scrapping the tax efficiencies on childcare vouchers will not only harm working parents, but will have a detrimental effect on employers as well, according to the Institute of Payroll Professionals...

Prime minister fails to convince the industry on changes to childcare voucher tax breaks

The prime minister has denied the Government will scrap childcare vouchers and has maintained the tax credits low and middle-income parents will receive are better than the tax efficiencies on...

Thousands of parents sign up to the Save Childcare Vouchers Campaign

A campaign to persuade Gordon Brown not to phase out childcare vouchers has become one of the most popular in the country, receiving tens of thousands of signatures from working parents.

Busy Bees rebrands as Computershare Voucher Services and launches new website

Computershare Voucher Services - formerly Busy Bees - has formally launched its new look brand and website

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The Tories will retain the tax breaks on childcare vouchers

A Conservative government will not reduce tax efficiencies on childcare vouchers, shadow families minister Maria Miller (pictured) has suggested.

Prime Minister's proposed phasing out of tax relief on childcare vouchers gets hostile reception

Industry leaders have expressed anger at Gordon Brown's announcement yesterday that hinted tax efficient childcare vouchers could be scrapped.

Emergency childcare and eldercare as an employee benefit is on the increase

A quarter of blue-chip employers plan to offer back-up care such as emergency childcare or eldercare by 2010.