• J.P. Morgan, Finalist 2016, The Cityparents Best for All Stages of Motherhood Award

  Key features Comprehensive support for mothers from all grades and from day one of employment. Paid-for emergency childcare support Training for managers to ensure they are equipped to support women as they approach maternity leave and return from it. An 18 week returners programme to support women who have had extended leave from the financial…

• 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…

• Sacker & Partners LLP, Joint Winner 2016, The Cityparents Best for all stages of Motherhood Award

  Key features Mothers benefit from a personal one to one mentoring scheme where they are carefully matched with their mentor to ensure they get the best support. Senior grade gender balance is impressive with 60 per cent of partners being female and the majority of these are mothers. Flexible working is widespread, including at senior…

• Deloitte LLP, Joint Winner 2016, The Cityparents Best for All Stages of Motherhood Award

  Key features Deloitte has introduced the Working Parents Transitions Programme for new parents and their managers to ensure they receive the best support prior to, during and after maternity leave The programme has attracted over 70 per cent of new mothers and seen the number of mothers leaving within 18 months of return from maternity…

• Pinsent Masons LLP, Winner 2016, The Centrica Best for Modern Families Award

  Key features All employees are able to access family support and work-life policies and 24 per cent of the workforce works flexibly. Flexibility has significantly increased retention – turnover in the corporate team reduced from 30.2 per cent to 17.5 per cent Project Sky addresses gender imbalance at senior levels – de-stigmatising working less than…

• UK Civil Service, Finalist 2015, The Citymothers Best for all Stages of Motherhood Award

  The Civil Service employs over 400,000 people, 53.3% of whom are women. It believes that to deliver high-quality services every talented individual must have the opportunity to progress. Becoming a mother should not be a barrier to career success. Currently 37.9% of the Senior Civil Service are women. The Civil Service is committed to co-ordinated…

• iCrossing, Winner 2015, The Citymothers Best for All Stages of Motherhood Award

  iCrossing’s approach to supporting its mothers is fresh and innovative. Over the past five years the company has actively set out to increase its female workforce, believing that a more diverse working demographic will benefit both its culture and its clients. iCrossing has a desire to attract and retain the best in a competitive industry.…

• London School of Economics and Political Science, Finalist 2015, The Citymothers Best for All Stages of Motherhood Award

  The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) wants to ensure that it provides a work environment that allows mothers to focus on both their career and their family. For the LSE this makes good business sense and has a positive effect on gender equality. To meet the aim, the organisation offers a comprehensive…

• Centrica – Winner 2015 Scottish Top Employers (large private sector)

  At Centrica success depends on its people and it knows that family wellbeing really matters.

• Skyscanner – Commended 2015 Scottish Top Employers (large private sector)

  Skyscanner strives to ensure working parents can balance their work and family commitments, recognising that such an approach is vital for staff happiness, engagement and productivity.

• The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Finalist 2013, The My Family Care Best for all Stages of Motherhood Award

  Sector: Healthcare Location: Yorkshire Employees: 8,000 Mid Yorkshire’s maternity, adoption and  paternity support includes workshops, one to one advice and support, baby massage and baby yoga classes, nursery visits, parentcraft classes and a keep in touch scheme during and after maternity leave. This suite of support is designed to help parents transition from and to…

• London School of Economics & Political Science, Winner 2013, The My Family Care Best for all Stages of Motherhood Award

  Sector: Further Education Location: London Employees: 3,180 The London School of Economics & Political Science, LSE, has sector-leading support for mothers. As well as a well defined range of policies and options, they also have a pragmatic and realistic appreciation of the way that becoming a parent can alter work, and are open to honest…