National Work Life Week Conference: Top Employers for Working Families Best Practice Showcase

4th October 2016 | 09:00 to 14:00 | Pinsent Masons LLP, 30 Crown Place, Earl Street, London, EC2A 4ES

Book your place at the National Work Life Week Conference and be inspired by the 2016 Top Employers award winners and finalists as they showcase their outstanding flexible and family friendly policies and practices. Attending this half-day event will also enable you to be the first to find out the results of the annual best practice benchmarking survey, when we announce the list of the Top 30 Top Employers for Working Families.  Read the agenda below.

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AGENDA

09.30      Welcome

               Sarah Jackson OBE, Chief Executive, Working Families

               Kizzy Augustin, Family Network Group Chair, Pinsent Masons

09.45      Keynote address

               Sandra Campopiano, Chief People Officer, The Sage Group plc

Our keynote speaker will focus on the importance of considering time – alongside money – as a currency in the workplace. Meet the keynote speaker.

10.10      Sponsor address

               Rachel Gray, Sales Director & Inclusion & Diversity lead, Cisco

10.30      Innovation – panel discussion

Hear from those employers who were recently commended for their innovative approach in our Top Employers for Working Families Special Awards about the initiatives they put in place and the difference they have made, with time for questions and discussion. Meet the speakers.

Rebecca Hess, HR Business Adviser, West Midlands Police

Xanic Jones, EMEA Diversity & Inclusion Specialist, Citi

Brian Stanislas, Product Manager, Digital & Design Team, UK Civil Service

11.15      Coffee & networking

11.30      Flexible working – panel discussion

Hear from those employers who were recently commended for their approach to flexible working in our Top Employers for Working Families Special Awards about the initiatives they put in place and the difference they have made, with time for questions and discussion. Meet the speakers.

Emma Codd, Managing Partner for Talent, Deloitte

Sqn Ldr Victoria Littlechild, SO2 Employment Policy Delivery, Royal Air Force

Nikunj Upadhyay, Head of Multigenerational Agenda, Barclays

Graeme Goldsmith, Deputy Director, HMCTS Head of Crime North East, Ministry of Justice

12.30      Working Families Benchmark

The Working Families Annual Benchmark is drawn from the detailed responses of some of the UK’s leading large employers. Jonathan will discuss this year’s trends in maternity, paternity and shared parental leave provision, the development of new and innovative practice, and explore the ways in which organisations are embedding a truly flexible culture.

Jonathan Swan, Head of Research, Working Families

ANNOUNCEMENT OF Top 30 Employers for Working Families

           Julian Foster, Managing Director, Computershare Business Services

           Sarah Jackson OBE, Chief Executive, Working Families

12.55      Closing comments

                Sarah Jackson OBE, Chief Executive, Working Families

13.00      Lunch & networking

14.00      Close

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