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Finalists Revealed for Working Families Best Practice Awards 2019
After a record number of entries for 2019, Working Families announces the shortlist of employers whose stand-out cultures and working practices are leading the way in flexible and employee-friendly workplaces.
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New report: What employers should do today to be ready for tomorrow
Working Families and Bright Horizons have launched a new report, which lays out key takeaways and recommendations for employers from the 2019 Modern Families Index.
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40 Years of Working Families
For 40 years, Working Families has been changing the way we live and work. Watch our video to see how far we've come, and how you can support our work for the next 40 years by becoming a Changemaker.
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Working Families’ Response to Childhood Obesity Study
What could be useful research contributing to the debate about how work isn’t working for the UK’s working parents – mothers and fathers - has instead been positioned by some as an attack on single working mothers.
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New Research: Parents penalised for working part time and grapple with long hours culture
The UK’s working parents are penalised for working part-time and suffer from poorly-designed jobs that force them to work extra hours, according to a major new study published by Working Families and Bright Horizons.
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Search begins for the UK’s best employers for flexible and family-friendly working
Working Families calls for entries to find the leading employers who are offering outstanding flexible and employee-friendly workplaces.
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Government and employers unite to kick-start flexible working
New campaign launched to boost flexible working as uptake has stalled for nearly a decade. Employers are encouraged to advertise jobs as flexible by using the Working Families 'Happy to Talk Flexible Working' strapline in their job advertisements.
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Working Families’ response to the Government’s Good Work Plan
The Government’s Good Work Plan is a step in the right direction, particularly when it comes to setting out day-one rights for leave entitlement and pay. However, more could be done to protect people in work who are not officially designated as employees.
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Working Families response to Chancellor’s announcement in autumn budget that that the government will extend tax rules known as IR35
“Sadly, advising parents and carers on contracts whereby their employer has classified them as ‘self-employed’ – which means they have access to fewer parental rights - has been a consistent feature of the work of our legal advice service in recent years.
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Working Families Wins Law Society Excellence In-house Award
Working Families' legal advice service has won the 2018 Law Society Excellence In-house award. The award was presented on 17 September in London.
