Home » HR practices » United Kingdom: companies pledge support to employees going through divorce United Kingdom: companies pledge support to employees going through divorce An array of major UK companies – including supermarkets Asda and Tesco, banks NatWest and Metro Bank, consulting group PwC, consumer goods giant Unilever and telecommunications group Vodafone – have committed, for the very first time, to supporting staff members that are going through a divorce or separation. By joining the Positive Parenting Alliance (PPA), the companies have pledged to deploy HR policies to support staff, such as flexible working and access to counselling. Through Jessica Agache-Gorse. Published on 30 January 2023 Ă 12h07 - Update on 30 January 2023 Ă 12h07 Resources Companies that join the PPA commit to introducing four HR measures to support employees affected by separation or divorce. Firstly, they should recognise separation as a “life event” in their HR policy, to show those affected that their difficulties are recognised by their employer and that they can ask for support.… Jessica Agache-Gorse Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messagePhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Ă€ lire Great Britain: consultation launched to finalise the code of practice combatting the wave of 'fire and rehire' UK: executive seeks to make holiday pay calculations consistent for temporary workers Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels