• EY – career returner programme, Finalist 2017, The Allen & Overy Innovation Award

  EY –  Career Returner Programme Career returner programme EY Reconnect was created to provide a bridge back into the workplace for experienced professionals following career breaks of 2-10 years. EY Reconnect aims to encourage the attraction and retention of diverse senior talent across the business, especially relevant for those who have had a break for…

• Barclays, Finalist 2017, The Allen & Overy Innovation Award

  Welcome back to work programme offering 12-week placements for senior women who have taken a multi-year career break and want to explore ways of getting back into the working world. Direct channel to recruit high potential senior women from a previously-overlooked talent pool. Six initial placements led to four extended contracts and five seeking permanent…

• Lloyds Banking Group, Finalist 2017, The Direct Line Group Best for Embedded Flexibility Award

  Lloyds Banking Group receives around 100 requests for agile working a month and has agreed more than 90 per cent of them. Its agility programme encompasses culture, job design, hiring, property and technology and is designed to embed a flexible approach across the organisation. Around a third of employees now work in an agile way.…

• Holiday Extras, Finalist 2017, The Cross River Partnership Best Flexible Working Initiative Award

  Extended its flexible working scheme Anywhere Anytime to give complete flexibility to the team. Under Anywhere, Anytime+ employees can work wherever and whenever they want as long as their objectives are delivered and they are contactable. Managers trained and given autonomy to make agreements that are right for their team and the business. All team…

• AB World Foods, Finalist 2017, The Cross River Partnership Best Flexible Working Initiative Award

  The ‘Summer Hours’ initiative was introduced to enable employees to go home early on a Friday in the summer months. In return for working extra hours Monday-Thursday, employees can finish work from 12.30pm on Friday, allowing them more flexibility in the traditional holiday period. Initially introduced as a trial, it received excellent feedback and was…

• Sky, Commended 2017, The Best Large Private Sector Employer Award

  Sky has worked hard to challenge myths about flexible working and 90 per cent of the organisation works on a flexible basis. The culture focuses on employee performance instead of desk time and is committed to helping employees achieve their personal goals and work-life balance. Leaders have begun to talk about flexibility and promote the…

• Lloyds Banking Group, Winner 2017, Best Large Private Sector Employer

  Enhancements offered for all family leave Proactive support for flexibility in recruitment processes Launched a colleague network for parents and carers Lloyds Banking Group puts flexible work at the heart of its business, focusing on agile workers, parents and carers. Agile working is key to the Group’s strategy. Over a third of employees work in…

• Grant Thornton UK LLP, Winner 2017, The Allen & Overy Innovation Award

  Introduction of flexible family leave allowance Shared parental leave enhanced for mothers and fathers Transitional coaching for all employees taking long-term leave Advisory firm Grant Thornton UK LLP has pioneered a flexible approach to family leave. Their policies recognise that every family is different and individuals are best placed to choose how they tailor their…

• Alexander Mann Solutions, Winner 2017, the Cross River Partnership Best Flexible Working Initiative Award

  Specific business objective that ‘all roles can flex in some way’ to establish an agile workforce Collaborative technology platforms introduced to give more team members the tools to work flexibly Passionate promoters at all levels demonstrating company-wide support for flexibility Talent acquisition and talent management leader Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) last year launched a global…

• Lloyds Banking Group, Winner 2017, Best for Flexible Recruitment Award

  Job advertisements are specific about the types of flexible working that are possible in the role. Role design and agile hiring toolkit for line managers launched Massive technology investment to support agility Lloyds Banking Group has extended its agile approach into the hiring process. The bank has worked with candidates and managers to enhance advertising…

• 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

• Lloyds Banking Group – Winner 2017 Scottish Top Employers (large private sector)

  Family friendly working is in Lloyds Banking Group’s (LBG) DNA.