Childcare Vouchers
Childcare vouchers have become the pre-eminent, tax-free method of payment in the United Kingdom, and are also exempt from national insurance. This scheme offers all employed parents that have children, not older than 16, childcare vouchers. These vouchers are used as payment for day nurseries, nannies, childminders, holiday clubs, as well as breakfast and after school clubs. In order to achieve the tax and NIC savings and receive the childcare voucher benefit, parents agree to sacrifice a portion of their annual salary. The maximum annual savings for one parent is £1,196, and maximum annual savings for two parents together is £2,392 pounds. Now, let us see how this program works for businesses.
If you are a business owner, you should understand that there are many positive outcomes when you provide your employees with childcare vouchers. For instance, you are effectively giving them a raise in pay when you offer employees childcare vouchers. Your employees are not required to show a financial hardship in order to receive the vouchers, and of course, they only benefit if you decide to offer them the benefit. And your business saves money every year if it offers childcare vouchers to its employees. You
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