The UK Childcare Challenge: How should employers respond?
Thursday, 28th November 2024
11:00am - 12:00pm GMT

Your employees are asking for help with childcare, but what is your role as an employer and why is it your business? What is the role of childcare in the context of ‘Making Work Pay’?

Childcare has been recognised as part of business infrastructure, and key to workforce participation and economic growth. Research by Business LDN and KPMG showed that increasing the employment rate among parents with children under five by 250,000 could increase UK GDP by up to £11.3bn per annum, and bring an annual boost to UK public finances of up to £3.2bn. 

This lively discussion will take a down-to-earth and practical look at the needs of employees and the role of employers in offering support. We'll answer the following questions:

  • What are the best employers offering?

  • What are the benefits and supports that really make a difference?

  • Is childcare really part of the employer’s role?

  • What are the rules around providing tax-exempt support if we do want to help?

  • How can we ensure we are being inclusive of wider groups?

Explore these questions and more in this open and interactive discussion.

Discover the real impact in terms of retaining working parents, reducing stress and mental load and increasing engagement. Understand the productivity and performance impacts of providing practical support.

Jennifer Liston-Smith
Jennifer Liston-Smith
Head of Thought Leadership
Bright Horizons
Paul Quartly
Paul Quartly
Enterprise Sales Lead
Bright Horizons
Kerri Haseman
Kerri Haseman
Head of Client Relations
Bright Horizons
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About Bright Horizons Work+Family Solutions

Bright Horizons is dedicated to providing the best in class work+family solutions. Alongside the provision of great childcare solutions, today we are dedicated to supporting employers enable the holistic combination of work and family; ensuring their working parents and carers are amongst the most engaged and productive members of any team.

The business now globally encompasses approximately 1,100 nurseries, over 10,000 emergency childcare and back-up care providers and works with more than 1,150 of the world’s leading employers providing a full range of work and family support. Our bespoke services address the practical, wellbeing and cultural needs of organisations and individuals.

With operations in the US, UK, India and the Netherlands, we specialise in supporting multi-national clients. We have a strong commitment to corporate sustainability, which we approach through our Bright Horizons Foundation for Children.

We act as a trusted partner, provider and advisor on strategies for combining work+family. This plays a key part in attracting, engaging and retaining clients’ talented employees.

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