Bite-size best practice for line managers: supporting working parents and carers in the workplace

14th April 2026 | 12pm to 1pm

Online training opportunity

Line managers play a crucial role supporting working parents and carers, and can be the deciding factor in whether employees thrive, or walk away.

Our Employer Benchmark 2025 tells us that organisations recognise the importance of line managers translating policy into practice through understanding and role modelling flexible working and people-first leadership.

• 94% recognise their role in supporting wellbeing
• 78% see flexible working as a tool for improving operational effectiveness
• 94% encourage line managers to model flexible and family-friendly ways of working

And yet, training line managers to lead flexible teams remains a weak spot. A third of employers said line manager knowledge and skills is one of their biggest barriers to flexibility.

How bite-sized best practice can transform line manager support

Informed by decades of working with the most progressive employers, Working Families have compiled their 10 top tips for line managers, or those on the path to becoming line managers.

Digestible, practical and easy-to-implement, this real-world guidance, led by an expert, will give line managers the confidence to lead with compassion, without compromising productivity. 

Ticket Price: £94 inc. VAT