Past events
Here you can see all our past events.
Virtual Roundtable: Bridging the gender gap
Join us for a virtual roundtable to explore the methods by which employers are empowering women and closing the gap. Expect a deep dive into flexible recruitment, how to engage returners, role modelling and more.
Walking the talk – Developing your leaders into family friendly role models
Join us in the first Network Chair session of 2023 as employers share how their leaders play a key role in creating a family friendly culture.
Flexible working for parents: how to ensure everyone benefits
Join GIWL, Working Families and Talking Talent as we explore this complex picture of flexible working and gender equity. We will discuss how employers can promote family-friendly working practices to ensure that women and men have equal chances to advance their careers and have sufficient time to engage in family life.
SMEs: opportunities and challenges of family-friendly employment practices
Working Families and the University of Manchester present their research findings on UK-based SMEs and family-friendly work practices.
Supporting Families in Site-Based Sectors, sponsored by Centrica
Join our panel of employers who are leading the way in creating family-friendly environments for parents/carers working in site-based roles
Roundtable – Job sharing: two heads are better than one
Join our panel of experts as they share insights on job shares, their benefits, and how to make them work.
Working Families Benchmark: What does it take to be a top employer?
This fascinating webinar will be focusing on some of the key trends from this year’s Benchmark, as well as hearing from some of the people who know what it takes to be in the top 10.
Flex for Fathers – National Work Life Week webinar
How to overcome the ‘fatherhood forfeit’ and empower fathers in your organisation
Bring out the flex in your small business – National Work Life Week webinar
Whatever the size of your business, it’s possible to create a successful flexible and family-friendly workplace.
Flex Request Masterclass with Anna Whitehouse
Join Anna Whitehouse & legal experts from Working Families as we discuss everything you need to know to make a request for flexible working.
Network Chairs – Neonatal support for parents
Working Families’ next Network Chairs event will discuss how employers and their parent networks can best support parents with babies receiving neonatal care.
Network Chairs – Insights from the Working Families Index
We are delighted to be joined by Simon Kelleher, Working Families’ Head of Policy and Influencing, who will be sharing with us the key findings of the first Working Families Index, our comprehensive study into the lives and work of parents and carers in the UK, including the effects of the pandemic, and the challenges facing families and employers.