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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Royal Air Force, Finalist 2016, The Innovation Award

    Key features The New Parent Pack enables Royal Air Force personnel to access the information they need from anywhere in the world at any time. Information is provided in individual leaflets on each parenting type and includes welfare and support information as well as policy targeted to information need, rather than in one large policy…

  • Ministry of Justice, Finalist 2016, The Innovation Award

    Key features Taking flexible and smart working a step further to overtly demonstrate a link with physical and mental wellbeing. Two well-publicised and supported events to focus on the impact of smart working and to help people develop skills and tools to manage their own health and wellbeing. 98 per cent of those who took…

  • Lloyds Banking Group, Finalist 2016, The Innovation Award

    Key features Lloyds Banking Group has sought to really embed flexibility across the organisation by taking an innovative approach to agile working The Getting Smart about Agile Working campaign reaches across the business from more inclusive job advertising to agile working assessments for business areas to reducing travel initiatives. The company is receiving more than…

  • Deloitte LLP, Finalist 2016, The Innovation Award

    Key features Deloitte designed a returners programme with the purpose of reconnecting the firm with senior, talented women who have had time away from their professional careers – for parenthood, family care or other reasons. Agile working was a cornerstone of the programme, making the return to work as smooth as possible. Initial ‘Insight’ days…

  • Civil Service, Winner 2016, The Innovation Award

    One of the challenges to being in an effective job share is finding an appropriate partner. Often organisations leave the search up to individuals. Others create registers to collect names which can be rudimentary and paper based. Innovation in the job share arena was badly needed.

  • Cisco, Winner 2016, The American Express Best Flexible Working Initiative Award

    Key features Cisco is leveraging their latest technology to drive employee mobility and flexibility in the company. Employees who work flexibly give back 60 per cent of reduced commute time to Cisco; employees personally save approximately £700 per year on commuting costs and those who work flexibly are 22 per cent more likely to be…

  • Deloitte, Joint Winner 2015, The DTCC Best for Innovation Award

    Deloitte’s Time Out initiative, which allows employees to take an extra four-week block of leave each year, has proven to be a popular addition to the firm’s agile working practices.  As the firm says: “It helps our people to achieve a better balance between their career and other commitments such as family. Our people say…

  • Ministry of Justice, Joint Winner 2015, The DTCC Best for Innovation Award

    The Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) ‘commuter hubs’ have shown that both individual and business benefits can be derived from excellent, creative flexible working solutions. The impetus came from the MoJ engagement survey which showed that staff wanted a better work–life balance. The issue seemed to be acute in London where many employees faced a long…