The Working Families Benchmark 2021
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Building back better for the UK's working families
One in five working parents has faced unfair treatment at work since COVID-19 onset. CEO Jane van Zyl said, “With millions of parents facing unfair treatment at work just for having caring responsibilities—and waves of COVID-related redundancies around the corner—now is the time for the Government to act and make being a parent or carer a protected characteristic.”
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Working through COVID-19 and beyond
The perspective from employers
Best-practice employers saw increased productivity during lockdown, with many allowing the majority of staff to continue flexing their hours
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One in five working parents has faced unfair treatment at work since COVID-19 onset
Work-life balance charity Working Families calls on Government to add caring responsibilities to the list of protected characteristics in the Equality Act.
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Best-practice employers saw increased productivity during lockdown, with many allowing the majority of staff to continue flexing their hours
A new survey from work-life balance charity Working Families shows the impact of COVID-19 on employers who have invested in creating flexible and family-friendly workplaces.
Talking Talent and Working Families partner to transform the world of work
The exciting new partnership between Talking Talent and Working Families combines over half a century’s worth of unrivalled experience helping employers to harness the power [...]
Top 30 Employers for Working Families 2020 announced
Work-life balance charity Working Families has announced its annual list of the top family-friendly employers in the UK.
Working parents and carers call for more flexible working post-COVID-19
New figures published today reveal that more than 9 in 10 working parents and carers surveyed by work-life balance charity Working Families want their workplace to retain [...]
A New Chapter: Working Families in Scotland
We’d like to give an update on the future of Family Friendly Working Scotland (FFWS). Six years ago, Working Families established FFWS to create and support working culture [...]
Finalists Revealed for the Working Families Best Practice Awards 2020
Work-life balance charity Working Families has announced the shortlist for its 2020 Best Practice Awards. The awards celebrate employers whose stand-out cultures and working [...]
New report: Working parents are losing out due to COVID-19
A report from charity Working Families calls for the government and employers to go further in supporting working parents during the pandemic.
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Northern Trust
Mott MacDonald
Brunel University
Dentsu Aegis Network
Anglo American
LUC
Simmons & Simmons
Linklaters
Sky
Royal College of Nursing
Gowling WLG
Financial Ombudsman Service
Grant Thornton
Superdrug
Zurich Insurance
De Montfort University
Schroders
Sussex Police
RSM
Charles Taylor Plc
United Insurance Brokers
Cranfield University
London Luton Airport
Hill Dickinson LLP
Federated Hermes
CDC Group
Surrey Police
Cambridge University Press
Lloyds Banking Group
DWF
QBE
Norton Rose Fulbright
University of Portsmouth
DAS Group
Brodies LLP
University of Manchester
MUFG
Kings College London
MBDA Systems
Experian
ClwydAlyn
Freeths
NatWest Group
Verizon Media
Deloitte
London Legacy Development Corporation
Independent Living Fund Scotland
BLM
Santander
Ministry of Justice
Drax Group
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Imperial College London
Harper Macleod LLP
Wellcome Trust
Sheffield Hallam University
Unum
Lloyd's
Nationwide
BNP Paribas
Barclays