• Barclays plc, Finalist 2014, The National Grid Best for Flexible Working Award

  Barclays’ aim is to foster an organisational culture where flexible working is recognised, appreciated and valued, because it sees the benefits it brings in productivity, responsiveness to customer and client needs and the attraction and retention of talent. Flexible working is seen as standard practice, and employees have a comprehensive suite of working patterns, including…

• BT Group plc, Commended 2014, The National Grid Best for Flexible Working Award

  BT facilitates agile working and promotes it where it is appropriate for the needs of its customers, the business and its people. They equip employees to work flexibly in both time and place. Agile working is a major element in their transformational workplace strategy and is one of the things which make their business a…

• Centrica, Winner 2014, The National Grid Best for Flexible Working Award

  Centrica wants to be the leading energy company, and it recognises that its people are the key to realising this ambition. To this end, it has committed to developing flexible working as a way to create a working environment that is inclusive, attracts and retains the best people, and encourages them to fulfil their potential.…

• RBS, Finalist 2014, The DTCC Best for Innovation Award

  RBS is a UK centred bank and is committed to flexible working, understanding that it brings with it customer and business benefits as well as helping individual employees achieve a good work–life fit. But in order to ensure that its flexible working programmes were successful, RBS realised that it needed to help employees feel confident…

• The London School of Economics & Political Science, Commended 2014, The DTCC Best for Innovation Award

  The London School of Economics (LSE) is a leading teaching and research university. To sustain its reputation as a world-leading academic institution it needs to be able to recruit and retain the best people, through being a flexible, fair and diverse employer and ensuring that employees can progress their careers at LSE without having to…

• Informa Business Information, Commended 2014, The DTCC Best for Innovation Award

  Informa Business Information, a division of Informa PLC, is a publisher of predominantly digital information, providing products and services to a large range of sectors, from pharma to maritime and commodities to law.  When they decided to move offices in London in 2013, they identified an opportunity to look at the way that their employees…

• Scottish Government, Winner 2014, The DTCC Best for Innovation Award

  The Scottish Government is moving to be a smaller, more flexible organisation, operating within constrained running costs. It needs to embrace new ways of working within the office environment. At the same time, it recognises that staff would benefit from working more flexibly, in the hours they work, how they work and increasingly, where they…

• Northern Trust, Finalist 2014, The E-ON Best for Engagement Award

  Northern Trust has a longstanding commitment to care for its employees. To this end, the Company has established a flexible working and family-friendly culture that respects and supports work-life balance. In 2012, responses to the Employee Engagement Survey suggested areas for possible enhancement, so it became one of Northern Trust’s three global priorities. Additionally, following…

• University of Lincoln, Finalist 2014, The Citymothers Best for All Stages of Motherhood Award

  The University of Lincoln provides a suite of support for employees through all stages of motherhood. The university has made every effort to help employees balance their work and personal commitments and at the same time pursue career development and growth. The university has a set of provisions, along with a ‘supporting new and expectant…