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Setting Global Standards of Family-Friendly Working
This week, business leaders gathered at Australia House to explore the future of family-friendly policy and how employers can drive meaningful change on a global scale.
A united vision: APPG meeting brings advocates together to achieve a better deal for new parents
Voices from across the business and charity sectors joined parliamentarians to champion better parental leave earlier this week. Co-chaired by Sarah Russell MP and Baroness Penn, it was the first informal meeting of the reformed All-Party Parliamentary Group for Flexible and Family-Friendly Working, and brought together insights from employers, campaigners and researchers.
Parents Cut Leave Short as UK Parental Leave System Fails New Families
The UK’s parental leave system is failing new families, with financial pressures and patchy entitlements leaving parents unable to take the time they need to care for their newborns.
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Flexible and Family-Friendly Working reforms
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Flexible and Family Friendly Working has been reformed at the House of Commons.
Finalists Announced for the Working Families Best Practice Awards 2025
Working Families has revealed the shortlist for its 2025 Best Practice Awards. The awards celebrate employers whose stand-out cultures and working practices are leading the way in flexible and employee-friendly workplaces.
Coalition of Charities and Academics calls for overhaul of UK parental leave system in support of Government review
A group of charities, academics and other rights organisations and campaign groups have come together to call for a comprehensive review of parental leave, including the maternity, paternity and shared parental leave and pay framework.
Working Families’ Statement on the Chancellor’s Spring Statement Announcement
As a charity that is working to remove barriers for parents and carers in the workplace, it is disappointing that the government has chosen to make cuts that will make it even more difficult for disabled parents and carers to stay in and enter work.
Second Reading of the Employment Rights Bill
As the Employment Rights Bill returns to Parliament for its second reading in the House of Lords, Working Families now has the opportunity to assess its contents and the expected changes it will bring. The Bill remains subject to change and amendment as it continues through the parliamentary process.
Open letter to Liz Kendall MP
Working Families' response to the proposed reforms to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and the Work Capability Assessment (WCA).
Family-friendly certification programme launches in the UK
From today, employers in the UK can be a part of a pioneering certification programme that will shape family-friendly workplaces of the future.
‘Time to grieve’: 60% agree employers should offer paid bereavement leave for a pre-24 week pregnancy loss
E.ON and Working Families are joining calls for improved pregnancy loss support to be offered by employers to employees experiencing pregnancy loss.
Leading employers set a standard for parental leave
The 2024 Working Families Benchmark, sponsored by bp, has revealed that some of the leading employers are pioneering a better parental leave deal for their employees.