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  • Lloyds Banking Group, Finalist 2014, The DTCC Best for Innovation Award

    With just over 91,000 employees working from multiple head office and branch sites across the UK and overseas,business travel plays an important part of Lloyds Banking Group’s operations. In June 2011 Lloyds Banking Group launched No Travel Week; an initiative introduced to reduce the cost of business travel by actively encouraging staff to avoid all…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • American Express, Winner 2014, The E-ON Best for Engagement Award

    At American Express, flexible working is central to employee engagement: the business understands the challenges employees face with balancing work, family and other personal commitments. Over the last year, it has reviewed its policies on flexible working to reflect changes in legislation, and has gone a step further by creating an alternative working policy under…

  • Barclays PLC, Winner 2014, The Citymothers Best for All Stages of Motherhood Award

    Barclays’ positive approach to motherhood is part of its wider aim to be an employer of choice and are “proud of the support that we provide to our colleagues, whilst ensuring that they are able to achieve their career ambitions.” Steve Weston, Barclays. The bank’s emphasis is on confidence – that employees should not have…

  • Citi, Commended 2014, The Cityfathers Best for All Stages of Fatherhood Award

    Citi has a well-established strategy to support new fathers, part of the bank’s policy of support for parents throughout their careers. They have an excellent track record of working with fathers, and have targeted initiatives to close the cultural gap that can make it harder for fathers than mothers in the workplace. In 2009 Citi…

  • British Gas, Winner 2013, The E-On Best for Carers and Eldercare

    British Gas  WINNER  Sector: Utilities Location: all UK Employees: 28,000 British Gas has demonstrated a well developed and comprehensive approach to carers which has widespread coverage across the organisation. Supported from the highest levels of the organisation, their core message is that supporting carers in the workforce isn’t just about being a good employer, but…