• Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield – Winner 2018, Best for Line Manager Support Award

  Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield ensures line managers understand and support flexible working in their teams by offering a range of training programmes and one-to-one support with HR.  Key Points Between 51 per cent and 75 per cent of line managers are trained specifically in managing flexible workers.  100 per cent of flexible working requests after maternity leave were approved…

• Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Winner 2012, Best for Carers and Eldercare Award

  Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust employs over 3,000 people. The Trust was aware that in their workforce was a group of people who were caring for others, but did not define themselves as carers as they did not recognise their own, sometimes gradual, transition to becoming a carer. The Trust decided that it would…

• Northern Trust, Winner 2012, The Lexington Gray Best for Flexible Working Award

  Founded in 1889 and headquartered in Chicago, Northern Trust is a financial services company employing 1,400 across Europe, Middle East and Africa. (EMEA).  Like many organisations, they have a suite of flexible working policies on offer, but they recognise that it is the day-to-day uptake and use of these policies which is the real test…

• Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Finalist 2012, The Lexington Gray Best for Flexible Working Award

  At the Trust, which employs over 3,000 people, all employees have the right to request to work flexibly. However, the Trust has recognised that with employee needs constantly changing they need to develop their understanding of the policies and practices which underpin their flexible working culture. Following the creation of a role specifically designed to…

• Centrica, Winner 2011, The National Grid Best for Flexible Working Award

  Centrica take a lifecycles approach to flexible working, recognising that people will have different needs at different stages of their lives and careers. Wellbeing and flexible working are linked and developing a healthy workplace culture means one where people are able to find the work-life balance they need. Work:wise is a project which offers ‘anytime,…

• 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…

• 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…

• Civil Service, Finalist 2016, The Cityparents Best for all stages of Motherhood Award

  Key features A range of programmes and tools to deliver one overall aim of enabling mothers to achieve their career progression potential. Shared best practice across a large organisation with different departments and agencies ensures ease of movement between those departments and fairness across the whole organisation. The programmes and tools address the softer skills…

• iCrossing, Winner 2015, The Direct Line Group Best for Line Managers Award

  In a competitive sector, iCrossing has shown that the foundation to embedding flexible working is set by supportive managers who want to make it work and who understand the benefits that it can bring to them and their business, including high performance and happy individuals. Their philosophy is that good management is integral to good…

• National Assembly for Wales, Finalist 2015, The Centrica Best for Flexible Working Award

  Flexibility has been embedded within the National Assembly for Wales through the creation of the ‘People Strategy’ which stresses the need for the Assembly to be exemplar and leader of best practice, especially in the way it acts as an employer. Employees have access to a range of flexible working options, including; flexible working hours,…

• Centrica, Winner 2015, The National Grid and Carers UK Best for Carers and Eldercare Award

  Centrica recognises that carers make a substantial contribution to its business and remains committed to providing an inclusive and diverse workforce that works well for its customers. The company believes that supporting carers reduces turnover, cuts recruitment and training costs, retains talent and experience, builds resilience and improves employee engagement and wellbeing. Centrica estimates cost…