The 2026 Best Practice Awards shortlist has been announced!

Now in their seventeenth year, the Best Practice Awards showcase and celebrate employers who are offering flexibility for all their people and going above and beyond in their support for parents and carers.

2026 Shortlist

Best for Mothers

• Lloyds Banking Group
• Northern Trains

Best for Fathers

• British Heart Foundation
• Clyde & Co
• Pan Macmillan

Best for Carers & Eldercare

• Aviva
• Barratt Redrow
• Lloyds Banking Group

Best Family Network – sponsored by WorkLife Central

• Nationwide Building Society
• North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT)
• NSPCC
• PA Consulting

Best for All-Round Flexibility

• HubGem
• Independent Living Fund Scotland
• NHS Professionals

Best Small Employer – sponsored by BreatheHR

• Forward Carers CIC
• Independent Living Fund Scotland
• Women’s Work Lab

Best for Supporting Wellbeing

• BNP Paribas
• British Heart Foundation
• KPMG
• University of Huddersfield

Best for Supporting Different Pathways to Parenthood

• HSBC
• Nationwide Building Society
• Lloyds Banking Grouo

Family-Friendly Champion of the Year

This category will be announced at the awards ceremony in June.

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  What to include in your entry

  Making a winning entry to the working Families Best Practice Awards. Tips and guidance for applying.

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  Best Practice Awards Judges 2026

  The judging panel for the 2026 Best Practice Awards.

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  2025 Best Practice Award Winners

  Read about the winners of the 2025 Working Families Best Practice Awards.

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  2024 Best Practice Award Winners

  The winning and commended organisations from the 2024 Working Families Best Practice Awards.

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  Best Practice Case Studies

  Best practice case studies of organisations leading the way in flexible and family-friendly working.

Want to explore more?

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  Family Friendly Workplace Certification

  Showcase your commitment to flexible, inclusive working and stand out as an employer driving positive change.

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  Membership or Certification?

  Should you consider becoming a Working Families employer member, or taking the new Family Friendly Workplaces certification? View our step by step guide to building and maintaining a family friendly workplace.