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What does Flex mean to you?

In a flexible world, everyone works differently and for different reasons, and so for this year’s National Work Life Week, we’re asking people to share – what does flexible working mean to you? 

Tell us what flex means to you!

Policy reviews 

Are your policies robust enough to manage a full range of scenarios? Do they enable managers to provide the right support? Are you in need of policies that will ease the transition to new ways of working?  

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The best chance of success 

A policy review will help you identify where policies can be developed so they can be working at their hardest to support managers and employees. By sharing what best practice looks like, you can ensure your policies go beyond statutory obligations and instead measure up to the leaders in the field.  

If you’re starting a policy from scratch, we can ensure you get off on the right foot with thought-through policies that will enable everyone to get the most out of flexible and family-friendly working.   

You want your policies to speak to families of all shapes and all pathways to parenthood, so we pay special attention to language to make sure it’s inclusive. And when it comes to communicating new policies or policy changes to your organisation, we can put you on the right track to make sure it’s accessible to everyone. 

The right tools 

We know policies can feel tricky to understand and harder to implement, which is why we can provide you with the right tools for senior leaders and line managers so that policies can be consistent and integrate new ways of working into the culture.   

Our policy review packages include:  

Flexible Best Practice 

As well as a full review of your flexible working policies, you can access toolkits on job design and recruitment, and resources for senior leadership and managers. 

Carers 

Get an understanding of where your carers policies are at, and access guidance for managers, best practice ideas, a model carer policy and signposting to helpful organisations. 

Maternity/adoption 

Have an expert eye look over your maternity and adoption policies, and access model policies, best practice guides and resources for line managers. 

Shared Parental Leave  

Encourage the take-up of Shared Parental Leave with a guide for employers, a model policy and an SPL Planner to help parents and line managers plan when leave can be taken or claimed.  

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You can also contact our Employer Services team at employers@workingfamilies.org.uk for more information.