Fragomen – Finalist 2024, Best for Fathers sponsored by Rolls-Royce
Fragomen are proud of their position at the forefront of culture change for fathers and partners, and their aim is that the enhanced policy offering and additional support will not just benefit their own employees but lead the way for others to follow.
Grant Thornton UK LLP – Winner 2024, Best for All-Round Flexibility, sponsored by enei
Grant Thornton UK LLP has put people at the centre of its business strategy and key to their culture is the embedding of flexible working, showing a clear commitment to enabling diverse talent to thrive and growing an inclusive environment.
A City Law Firm – Finalist 2023, Best small employer
A City Law Firm has nurtured a people-first environment that is both beneficial to employees and is acts as an example to others, the success of which is evident in high staff retention.
Mills & Reeve LLP – Commended 2023, Best for mental health & wellbeing sponsored by Investors in People
Mills & Reeve’s approach to wellbeing is people-centred, focusing on solutions that meet individual need and creating an environment where everyone feels they have a voice and are able to show up as themselves.
Grant Thornton – Finalist 2023, Best Flexible Recruitment
Grant Thornton’s belief in agile and flexible working is clear throughout each stage of the recruitment process, with hiring manager support and education key to both communicating their flexible ethos and bringing it to fruition.
Pinsent Masons – Finalist 2023 – Best for Fathers sponsored by Babbu
The work Pinsent Masons has undertaken to address gender inequality has resulted in a supportive culture for fathers and policies that empower them to take a more active role in caring, evident in the take-up of new family leave.
Fragomen – Finalist 2022, Best for Mothers
Fragomen has concentrated its efforts on implementing measures that support women to thrive in their career at all stages, with a work-life balance that allows them to give their best to both their role and their family.
Macfarlanes LLP – Winner 2022, Best for Mothers
Macfarlanes’ commitment to creating a family-friendly workplace where everyone can thrive is reflected in the initiatives and practices they have introduced, the success of which is evidenced by their impressive retention rates, showing Macfarlanes is somewhere mothers want to build their careers.
Hill Dickinson LLP – Winner 2022, Best Flexible Recruitment
With a focus on flexibility and inclusivity, Hill Dickinson’s recruitment strategy makes a career in law more accessible.
Mills & Reeve – Finalist 2021, Best for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Wellbeing is addressed holistically at law firm Mills & Reeve, with support for parents, carers, those living alone, those experiencing domestic abuse and parents of children with additional needs. Health and fitness, as well as digital and financial wellbeing are all catered for. Flexible working is key with more than 250 different working patterns at the company.
Mills & Reeve – Finalist 2021, Best for Innovation
Creative thinking from the firm’s trainees and senior partner on how to maintain office charity fundraising efforts while boosting employee morale, physical activity, wellbeing and engagement led to Mills & Reeve’s Winter Charity Challenge. For 12 weeks, employees were invited to take part in challenges via the law firm’s Innovation Hub.
Hill Dickinson – Finalist 2021, Best for Flexible Working
Hill Dickinson is an international commercial law firm employing more than 850 people. The company encouraged flexible and agile working long before Covid-19, with the emphasis being on the employee choosing how they work.