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Prime minister fails to convince the industry on changes to childcare voucher tax breaks – HR Magazine
October 21st, 2009

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 childcare vouchers.

But Gordon Brown confirmed the Treasury would be phasing out tax and National Insurance efficiencies on the perk.Responding to a petition from working parents campaigning for childcare vouchers not to lose their tax efficiencies, which was suggested by the prime minister in his speech at the Labour Party Conference, Brown said:  "I can see that childcare vouchers are a big concern to many of you, so let me take this opportunity to clear a few things up.

apple childcare vouchers summer newsletter
August 28th, 2009

Welcome to the first edition of the Apple Childcare Vouchers Newsletter. I take great please in writing this first edition to inform you, our valued clients, parents and carers, of our news and achievements over the past 12 months...

“apple have been a breath of fresh air” - Stoke on Trent College
August 5th, 2009

“Compared to our previous supplier of childcare vouchers, Apple has been a breath of fresh air. Their website is so easy to use and packed full of all the information our 1300 employees would need to make an informed decision on whether a salary sacrifice was right for them. The quality of their marketing information and the ease and speed of which it can be ordered and delivered was beyond our expectations – and it is all included in their very competitive commission rates. From our first contact with Apple they provided all the information we needed and even came out to demonstrate how easy the employer’s web page was to administer the scheme. We can not recommend them enough.”

Neil Forster – HR Officer

Online system aims to make vouchers easier - nursery world
February 26, 2009

The founder of nursery group Kidsunlimited has launched a childcare vouchers company with cutting-edge online features...

nursery duo in voucher venture - manchester evening news
February 16, 2009

CHILDCARE entrepreneurs Stewart and Jean Pickering have returned to the sector after selling their chain of nurseries...

Bearing Fruit - Moderngov
Jan 09

GovNet Communications' Welfare to Work 08 Conference, held this December at the Business Design Centre in London, saw the launch of a new childcare vouchers scheme that could lead to working parents saving up to £1,196 per annum...