Vouchers solve childcare problems

The offices  of a top 50 national law firm are meeting the issue of working parents within the company by adopting the ‘KiddiVoucher’ initiative.

The vouchers enable employees at Mills & Reeve to allocate part of their gross salaries to such childcare provision as nursery care, child minders, after-school clubs and other options.

The scheme, implemented through BHSF and KiddiVouchers, a Government scheme aimed at helping working parents, saves tax and National Insurance.

Families can save up to £2,391 a year by using childcare vouchers, while employers save up to £373 a year per scheme member.

The scheme operates in the Mills & Reeve offices in Birmingham, London, Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester and Norwich, which have a total of 90 partners and nearly 800 staff.
Brian Hall, BHSF sales and marketing director, said: “Not only do KiddiVouchers provide an excellent service and meet with our ethical ethos, but they also meet our value requirements, charging the lowest administration fees we have seen in the market.

“This means the employer offers a superb benefit and can actually make savings on their own NI costs”.

Commenting on the administration, a Mills & Reeve member of staff who uses the scheme, said: “I have been impressed with KiddiVouchers. The process has been made very easy and everyone I have spoken to has been very pleasant and helpful.

“It is always easy to get through to a relevant person on the phone”.