Other measures include family-friendly benefits like flexible work, adoption assistance and domestic partner benefits.

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It says more needs to be done to reduce the length of the working week, and criticises the fact that just one in 20 employers offer a full range of family-friendly benefits, such as assistance with childcare and flexitime working.

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In many ways, the tax code is family friendly, offering tax benefits to married couples, particularly those with children.

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Another issue weighing on Exelon is the question of whether the environmentally friendly generator will reap financial benefits from climate-change rules.

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There are still issues with web pages that don't have touch-friendly controls, but these are seeing pressure to become more touch-friendly anyway as the Pixel benefits from the momentum of the iPad and other tablets.

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They are unhappy about plans to cut disability benefits and tax-friendly saving schemes, and levels of investment in health care and education that they consider to be insufficient.

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Chesapeake is looking at natural gas as a potential energy source to fuel its rigs due to the cost benefits and the environment friendly nature of the fuel.

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But then the company would have foregone the benefits related to having a chunk of its stock in friendly (financially dependent) employee hands.

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