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Finalists Announced for the Working Families Best Practice Awards 2024
We have revealed the shortlist for our 2024 Best Practice Awards. The awards celebrate employers whose stand-out cultures and working practices are leading the way in flexible and employee-friendly workplaces.
Optimism and realism at event to celebrate flexible working progress
Hopefulness was mixed with pragmatism at an event held at Westminster on 29 April that marked the huge step forward made by recent changes to legislation on flexible working.
Poll Results: Views on parental leave in areas with marginal seats
This polling was designed to understand the views of parents living in marginal constituencies in England and Wales. The results indicate that political parties that opt to introduce better leave and entitlements could well encourage voters to vote for them, with 67% of respondents feeling more inclined to vote for candidates or parties that include this in their manifesto.
Spring Budget Response Briefing – a letter to the Prime Minister
We have drafted this Spring Budget response briefing with the support of our Academic Advisory Board, who are a group of leading experts from universities across the UK on issues relating to flexible working, job quality and security, social security, and childcare.
Working Families’ Response to Spring Budget 2024
Today’s Spring Budget from the Chancellor hasn’t delivered on Working Families' ambition to see meaningful change.
Fire and Rehire: Progress made but challenges remain
When it comes to working parents and carers exercising their rights, Working Families continues to campaign for these to be to be upheld by a justice system that understands their needs.
An open letter to the Chancellor regarding the Spring Budget
As the anticipation builds for the upcoming Spring Budget, I would like to draw your attention to the pressing issues facing countless parents and carers across the country.
New All-Party Parliamentary Group pushes flexible working agenda forward
Working Families are delighted to announce the launch of a new All-Party-Parliamentary Group (APPG) dedicated to championing flexible working.
The countdown to better access to flex has begun!
The shift towards all parents and carers getting the flex they need took a huge step forward in Parliament yesterday, meaning it will become law in April 2024.
Autumn Statement Response: A missed chance for change
In advance of the Autumn Statement, Working Families put forward policy ideas to make life easier for those with caring and parental responsibilities. While we welcome the positive steps introduced in the Autumn Statement to support to those on lower incomes, we believe this is a missed chance for change.
Working Families Benchmark Report highlights innovative approaches to support working parents and carers
This report sets out the results of this year’s Benchmark, showing how employers demonstrate best practice in areas ranging from flexible working to family-friendly recruitment, work to close the gender pay gap, and support for new parents and other aspects of the journey to parenthood.
Mental health growing concern for working parents, says new poll
Two in five (39%) working parents of children under 18 say they'd like mental health support in the workplace, according to a new YouGov poll commissioned by Working Families and Bright Horizons.