Barclays – Finalist 2018, Best for Line Manager Support Award
More than 4,000 line managers have attended dedicated clinics on Dynamic Working, which is Barclays’ company-wide programme to promote agile and flexible working. The clinics allow managers to ask questions of peers about managing dynamically working teams and colleagues. Managers also benefit from employee relations experts if they need assistance, solutions, guidance or coaching through…
UBS – Finalist 2018, Government Equalities Office Best Returners Programme Award
The UBS Career Comeback program recruits people who’ve taken a career break – and hires them straight into permanent roles. All 67 people hired so far, since 2016, have remained with the firm. Each year’s cohort kicks off with a two-week on boarding program. Participants take part in group coaching sessions and benefit from ongoing…
Barclays – Commended 2018, Cityparents Best for Innovation Award
Managers coaching peers on ways to manage Dynamic Working discussions and requests was crucial in embedding more agile and flexible ways of working within Barclays. In these clinics, the managers running the session for other managers talk about Dynamic Working in a collegiate environment. They share why they believe in Dynamic Working, the benefits, the…
Lloyds Banking Group – Winner 2018, Best Large Private Sector Employer Award
Lloyds Banking Group has integrated family friendly working throughout its business. From being up-front about flexibility in job adverts and offering enhanced maternity and Shared Parental Leave to facilitating an enormous employee support network and running a successful programme for people returning to work after a career break, its family friendly polices permeate everything it does. …
Lloyds Banking Group – Winner 2018, Government Equalities Office Best Returner Programme Award
Lloyds Banking Group launched a dedicated Returners Programme in 2014 to help bring on board highly skilled and experienced applicants who had taken time out of their careers. The programme attracts hundreds of candidates a year and almost all successful returners go on to permanent positions within the bank. Key Points More than 2,600 applicants…
Barclays – Winner 2018, Cityparents Best Family Network Award
More than 3,200 employees are members of Barclays’ Working Families Network, which hosts a multitude of support sessions and fun events throughout the year. Covering mass appeal topics and niche areas, parents are able to utilise their work place and colleagues to support family life. Key Points 3,258 members of Working Families Network 40% membership…
Deloitte – Finalist 2018, Government Equalities Office Best Returners Programme Award
Deloitte offers a 25-week paid ‘internship’ for experienced professionals who have had a career break of at least two years. The programme is aimed at women but is open to all. In 2017, 86% of participants went on to permanent or contract roles. The programme enables participants to work four days a week and in…
Santander UK – Commended 2018, Cityparents Best Family Network Award
Santander know that many of its colleagues are parents and carers with responsibilities outside their roles at Santander. They also know it can sometimes be challenging to successfully manage everything, without making compromises and difficult choices.
Barclays – Winner 2018, Best for Embedded Flexibility Award
Dynamic Working is Barclays’ ongoing programme to get the best from employees and teams. From recruitment adverts and onboarding processes, to a rolling programme of line manager training and continuous communication about the success of dynamic working for colleagues across the business, it is driving measurable change in how employees work. Key Points Around 60…
Yorkshire Building Society – Commended 2018, Best Flexible Working Intiative Award
Yorkshire Building Society launched its Finding the Balance (FTB) programme in May 2017, bringing together and updating policies on family friendly, flexible and agile ways of working. Flexibility is a ‘day one’ right for all staff, who are actively encouraged to ‘work wherever you want’ if practical and desired. Enhanced – Parental Leave has been…
Morgan Stanley – Finalist 2018, The Government Equalities Office Best Returner Programme Award
Morgan Stanley’s ‘Return to Work’ programme operates globally in six locations and has strong sponsorship from senior management. It has yielded favourable results of full time hires with over 60% of global participants securing permanent opportunities following the programme. The 12-week paid internship places participants in businesses that complement their skills and experience. Regular training…
Citi, Winner 2012, The National Grid Best for Innovation Award
Citi is a large banking group employing over 8,500 people in the UK. The company has had well-developed flexible policies for a decade, but like many organisations, take-up of flexibility has been variable.
