Turn IT On, Winner 2017, The Direct Line Group Best for Embedded Flexibility Award
Managers act as role models in their use of flexible working and shared parental leave Options to work flexibly are actively promoted Performance of flexible workers monitored to ensure their work is fairly recognised ICT support business Turn IT On actively recruits staff to work flexibly, innovating to support those who work in non-traditional ways.…
FanDuel – Highly Commended 2017 Top Scottish Employers for Working Families
FanDuel’s ethos is based on productivity and a good work-life balance. If employees can do a job from a different location or within different hours, every situation is treated individually to assess if the company can support it
Inspiring Scotland
Flexible and family friendly working makes business sense to Inspiring Scotland. It is intrinsic to its company values and as such is mentioned explicitly in the recruitment stage.
NHS Lothian – Highly Commended 2017 Scottish Top Employers
Carers are actively encouraged to discuss their caring responsibilities with their line manager, and managers are asked to consider who in their team may have a caring role out-with the workplace and offer appropriate support.
Lloyds Banking Group – Winner 2017 Scottish Top Employers (large private sector)
Family friendly working is in Lloyds Banking Group’s (LBG) DNA.
EY, Winner 2016, Best for Flexible Recruitment Award
Key Features EY has a recruitment drive to double the size of the business in the next four years and flexible working is being used to attract and retain the best talent. A communications campaign called ‘The Future is Flexible’ has seen applications to EY increase by 27 per cent. Partners and hiring managers have…
West Midlands Police, Finalist 2016, The Innovation Award
Key features A good example of an individual employee taking the initiative to reform flexible working for their team to ensure a workable service while meeting staff needs. Proper consultation with the staff involved to restore trust and to discuss their preferred ways of working in detail. The development of an approach for the whole…
ScottishPower, Finalist 2016, The Direct Line Group Best for Embedded Flexibility Award
Key features A ‘business as usual’ approach to flexible working while still implementing new ideas to embed flexibility further. Managers are trained in managing flexible working and in 2015 over 90 per cent of requests for flexible working were agreed. ScottishPower is implementing ‘smart working’ to enable employees to adopt less formal flexible working to…
Barclays, Winner 2016, The Direct Line Group Best for Embedded Flexibility Award
Key features Thoroughly embedded flexibility born out of listening to staff and colleagues. Barclays has moved from a point where flexibility was available to everyone for personal reasons to a point were dynamic working is how Barclays achieves its business. Support is available for whole teams to develop dynamic working together. In the future, Barclays…
Sacker & Partners LLP, Joint Winner 2016, The Cityparents Best for all stages of Motherhood Award
Key features Mothers benefit from a personal one to one mentoring scheme where they are carefully matched with their mentor to ensure they get the best support. Senior grade gender balance is impressive with 60 per cent of partners being female and the majority of these are mothers. Flexible working is widespread, including at senior…
Pinsent Masons LLP, Winner 2016, The Centrica Best for Modern Families Award
Key features All employees are able to access family support and work-life policies and 24 per cent of the workforce works flexibly. Flexibility has significantly increased retention – turnover in the corporate team reduced from 30.2 per cent to 17.5 per cent Project Sky addresses gender imbalance at senior levels – de-stigmatising working less than…
Allen & Overy LLP, Finalist 2016, The American Express Best Flexible Working Initiative Award
Key features A step beyond formal flexible working to a way of working that reflects a real flexible culture. iFlex enables anyone to work from home on an ad hoc basis and it is possible without seeking permission. Peerpoint is a global flexible resourcing for lawyers who want to work on shorter term contracts. 91…
