Childcare benefits

New and updated

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  Employment law cases

  No requirement to offer childcare vouchers via salary sacrifice during maternity leave

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that it is not discriminatory for an employer that offers childcare vouchers in return for a deduction from pay to cease to offer the vouchers during maternity leave.

• Type:

  Tasks

  Calculate statutory maternity pay where there is a childcare voucher scheme based on salary sacrifice

• Type:

  Tasks

  Operate, manage and review a childcare voucher scheme

• Type:

  FAQs

  Do employers have to account for VAT in relation to childcare vouchers provided to employees under salary-sacrifice arrangements?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Why is it beneficial for employers to offer employees assistance with childcare?