Barclays, Finalist 2017, The Cityparents Best for all stages of Fatherhood Award
So far 162 parents have taken shared parental leave at Barclays – 95 per cent of them fathers. There are also high levels of paid paternity leave take-up.
Dedicated coaching sessions and webinars are run to support fathers and of 3,085 members of the bank’s family network, 42 per cent are men.
Fathers are supported at all stages of parenthood, not just after the birth of a child. For example fathers have taken time off around a child’s exams at secondary school.