PwC, Asda & more | Major firms ramp up support for staff going through 'huge strain' of divorce

Some of the UK's largest businesses have committed to a new initiative to support staff who are going through separation, as a new survey reveals the major impact a family breakdown can have on an employee's performance.

Major UK employers, including Asda, Metro Bank, NatWest, PwC, Tesco, Unilever and Vodafone, who have a collective UK workforce of almost 600,000, have welcomed working with the Positive Parenting Alliance (PPA) to incorporate more family-friendly HR policies for staff going through a divorce or separation in the family home, such as recognising separation as a 'life event' and signposting details of available support.