National Work Life Week 2024
Taking place from 7-11 October!
Navigating childcare challenges – Hayley’s story
Hayley tells us about the childcare challenges she has faced in returning to work after having her little boy.
A Toolkit for Employers
Our toolkit for employers tells you everything you need to know about National Work Life Week and how it can help your organisation.
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Flex-fit Job Analysis toolkit
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Caring Aloud – Johanna’s story
In the next of our Caring Aloud series we hear from Johanna, who talks honestly about how tough life can be when you’re caring for a disabled child, and how a lack of suitable childcare has prevented her from being in work.
Employment Rights Bill announced
Working Families welcomes the announcement that the Employment Rights Bill will make flexible working the default from day one for all workers and commend the bold ambition of this policy.
The 2024 Working Families Best Practice Award winners highlight diverse array of family-friendly workplaces
Outstanding employers and family-friendly champions have been celebrated today as Working Families, the UK’s national charity for working parents and carers, announced the winners of the 2024 Best Practice Awards.
Postnatal depression: what you need to know when returning to work
For some women, being back at work can aid recovery but for others, they’re not able to return to work for some time. Our helpline regularly takes calls from women suffering from post-natal depression who worry about their return to work.
100 Days of New Government: Working Families’ hopes for working parents and carers
With the leaflets now recycled, the polls firmly closed, and a new government in place, Working Families are looking ahead to what we would like to see the new government deliver in its first 100 days.
Our policy asks
An overview of Working Families’ key policy asks, focussing on five areas.
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
August closure
In our work with employers, we often emphasise the value of switching off from work and how a complete break can help people feel energised and return to work with renewed focus. With this in mind, we have decided to close the office for the last week in August, Monday 26th to Friday 30th.
Employment Rights Bill announced
Working Families welcomes the announcement that the Employment Rights Bill will make flexible working the default from day one for all workers and commend the bold ambition of this policy.
Open letter to Party Leaders
We are writing to you on behalf of the Families and Work Group to ask you to commit to making the next Government deliver for the UK’s 13 million working parents and three million unpaid working carers, should you be elected on July 4th.
Different types of flex and how to make it work – National Work Life Week webinar
Join us for this thought-provoking webinar and discover the different types of flexible working solutions employers are offering their workforce. You’ll hear from our expert panel on what has worked for them.
Leading Flex from the Front – National Work Life Week webinar
This webinar will explore the pivotal role leaders play in developing flexible workplaces, why it is so important and how they can embed flex into their working practices.
Roundtable: How do employers measure the uptake and impact of family-friendly policies?
Following the hugely popular Roundtable in June exploring Parental Policies, our up-and-coming Roundtable will elaborate further and explore how employers assess the uptake and impact of their family-friendly policies internally.
Our members
Our employer members are committed to flexible and family-friendly business practices.
See a full list of our members.
Allen & Overy LLP
American Express
Arup
Audit Wales
Aviva
Bank of England
Barclays
BNP Paribas
Brodies LLP
Brunel University
Canada Life
British International Investment
Citigroup
ClwydAlyn
Clyde & Co LLP
Cranfield University
Crown Prosecution Service
DAC Beachcroft
DAS Group
Dentsu UK&I
Depop
Drax Group
DWF
E.ON
Equans
Experian
EY
Financial Ombudsman Service
Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Freeths
Gowling WLG
Grant Thornton LLP
Harper Macleod LLP
Hill Dickinson LLP
Independent Living Fund Scotland
Kings College London
Laing O’Rourke
Lendlease
Linklaters
Lloyds Banking Group
London Business School
London Legacy Development Corporation
LUC
Mayer Brown
MBDA Systems
Metro Bank
Middlesex University
Department of Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Mishcon de Reya LLP
Mott MacDonald
MUFG
Nationwide
NatWest Group
NELFT (North East London NHS Foundation Trust)
Norton Rose Fulbright
NTT Data Global
Phoenix Group
Pinsent Masons
RES Group
Rolls Royce
Royal Bank of Canada
RSPCA
Santander
Schroders
SF Recruitment
Sheffield Hallam University
Southdown Housing
Southern Water
Squire Patton Boggs
TLT LLP
UBS
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
University of Manchester
Wellcome Trust
Welsh Parliament (Senedd)
Westmorland & Furness Council
Yorkshire Building Society