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A united vision: APPG meeting brings advocates together to achieve a better deal for new parents
Voices from across the business and charity sectors joined parliamentarians to champion better parental leave earlier this week. Co-chaired by Sarah Russell MP and Baroness Penn, it was the first informal meeting of the reformed All-Party Parliamentary Group for Flexible and Family-Friendly Working, and brought together insights from employers, campaigners and researchers.
Working Families Index
The Working Families Index is the most comprehensive study of the experience of work and family life in the UK.
Working Families Index 2025 – Employer Briefing
In this briefing we highlight the key findings of the 2025 Working Families Index alongside actions that can be introduced in your workplace to empower employees to meet their caring and work responsibilities and fulfil their potential within your organisation.
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Flexible and Family-Friendly Working reforms
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Flexible and Family Friendly Working has been reformed at the House of Commons.
Coalition of Charities and Academics calls for overhaul of UK parental leave system in support of Government review
A group of charities, academics and other rights organisations and campaign groups have come together to call for a comprehensive review of parental leave, including the maternity, paternity and shared parental leave and pay framework.
Finalists Announced for the Working Families Best Practice Awards 2025
Working Families has revealed the shortlist for its 2025 Best Practice Awards. The awards celebrate employers whose stand-out cultures and working practices are leading the way in flexible and employee-friendly workplaces.
How can we support maternal mental health?
For Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, we asked Dr Krystal Wilkinson, at Manchester Metropolitan University, about what everyone can do to support maternal mental health.
Caring Aloud – Matthew’s Story
For the next in our Caring Aloud series, Matthew* shares his experience of looking after his mother, whilst also caring for his children, known as ‘sandwich caring’.
Family-friendly certification programme launches in the UK
From today, employers in the UK can be a part of a pioneering certification programme that will shape family-friendly workplaces of the future.
Second Reading of the Employment Rights Bill
As the Employment Rights Bill returns to Parliament for its second reading in the House of Lords, Working Families now has the opportunity to assess its contents and the expected changes it will bring. The Bill remains subject to change and amendment as it continues through the parliamentary process.
Neonatal Care Leave
Working Families are delighted to see that the government has confirmed that parents who have a baby in neonatal care will be entitled to additional time off as a day one right from 6th April 2025.
Contact us for advice
Use our contact form for free legal advice on family and carer-related employment rights and in-work benefits.
Are you happy to talk flexible working?
Working Families, with the support of the Government’s Flexible Working Taskforce, have developed Happy To Talk Flexible Working to support employers on their journey to designing more flexible roles.
Latest news & events
A united vision: APPG meeting brings advocates together to achieve a better deal for new parents
Voices from across the business and charity sectors joined parliamentarians to champion better parental leave earlier this week. Co-chaired by Sarah Russell MP and Baroness Penn, it was the first informal meeting of the reformed All-Party Parliamentary Group for Flexible and Family-Friendly Working, and brought together insights from employers, campaigners and researchers.
Parents Cut Leave Short as UK Parental Leave System Fails New Families
The UK’s parental leave system is failing new families, with financial pressures and patchy entitlements leaving parents unable to take the time they need to care for their newborns.
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Flexible and Family-Friendly Working reforms
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Flexible and Family Friendly Working has been reformed at the House of Commons.
Best Practice Awards 2025 – celebratory event
Join us, as we announce the winners of Working Families Best Practice Awards 2025, at a special celebration in London
Network Chairs Event – Supporting Returners
This session, designed for Network Chairs or people leads from organisations of all sizes, will focus on how employers can better support employees coming back from family-related leave—whether that’s parental leave, carers leave, or more specialist situations like fertility treatment or pregnancy loss.
Roundtable event: Caring across generations – How can employers create a cross-generational culture of support to parents and carers?
Many employers are grappling with meeting the needs of a diverse workforce that could include parents, sandwich carers, grandparents, and kinship carers, each with their own set of skills, responsibilities, hopes and expectations.
Our members
Our employer members are committed to flexible and family-friendly business practices.
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A&O Shearman
Audit Wales
Aviva
Bank of England
BNP Paribas
bp
Brodies LLP
Browne Jacobson
Brunel University
Canada Life
British International Investment
Citigroup
Clyde & Co LLP
Cranfield University
Crown Prosecution Service
DAC Beachcroft
Dentsu UK&I
Drax Group
DWF
E.ON
Equans
EY
Financial Ombudsman Service
Freeths
Gowling WLG
Grant Thornton LLP
Harper Macleod LLP
Hill Dickinson LLP
Imperial College London
Independent Living Fund Scotland
Kings College London
Laing O’Rourke
Lendlease
Linklaters
Lloyds Banking Group
LSE
LUC
Markel International
Mayer Brown
MBDA Systems
Mishcon de Reya LLP
Mott MacDonald
MUFG
Nationwide
NELFT (North East London NHS Foundation Trust)
Norton Rose Fulbright
Phoenix Group
Pinsent Masons
RES Group
Rolls Royce
Royal Bank of Canada
RSPCA
Schroders
SF Recruitment
Sheffield Hallam University
Southdown Housing
Squire Patton Boggs
TLT LLP
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
University of Manchester
Wellcome Trust
Welsh Parliament (Senedd)
Yorkshire Building Society