• University of the West of Scotland – 2018 Scottish Top Employers

  University of the West of Scotland (UWS) wants employees to feel valued and believes that family friendly working gets the best out of people.

• Barclays – Winner 2018 Scottish Top Employer Awards (large private sector)

  Barclays was the 2018 Winner of the Top Scottish Employers for Working Families Awards- Large Private Sector category.

• Older workers individual case study: the part time worker

  Norman Binions, 62: Messenger for a law firm in The City of London ‘I started here in 1999 aged 50 as a fully-fledged messenger. That could mean anything from decorating to heavy lifting, sorting and delivering the post. I don’t know what I’d do if I didn’t work – I’d just sit at home and…

• Older workers and active ageing individual case study

  John Hush, 85 Manager of Co-op Funeral Services branch, Berwick upon Tweed (recently retired) ‘I started out on 4thAugust  1948 as a joiner at the Co-op in Berwick upon Tweed and retired the day before my 85th birthday last year working full-time throughout! If I’d continued for another 12 weeks, I’d have worked at the Co-op…

• Ministry of Justice, Finalist 2012, The National Grid Best for Innovation Award

  The London 2012 Olympics provided the MoJ with an opportunity to trial flexible working in an effort to reduce travel to and from London by staff. A short pilot was undertaken in February and arrangements were adopted during the Olympic Games period.

• Allianz, Finalist 2012, Best for Engagement Award

  Allianz is an insurance company, employing over 4,000 people in the UK. They found that by investing in ways to engage with their staff, many employees remained with the company for a significant proportion of their careers. By offering a range of flexible work opportunities and where possible accommodating their employees’ specialised needs, staff are…

• Royal Bank of Scotland, Finalist 2012, The Lexington Gray Best for Flexible Working Award

  Royal Bank of Scotland is a large global bank, employing over 90,000 people in the UK. Flexible working is seen as a core component in being an employer of choice and also helping the bank deliver improved services to its customers. The development of a flexible working culture across the company is driven by a…

• 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…

• Henmans LLP, Finalist 2012, The Lexington Gray Best for Flexible Working Award

  Henmans LLP is a law firm based in Oxford, employing 123 people. The initial impetus for flexible working began before 2000, when two partners reduced their hours to better fit in with family life. This started in train a process which led the firm to challenge the belief that lawyers needed to spend 10 hours…

• Forum for the Future, Finalist 2012, The Lexington Gray Best for Flexible Working Award

  Forum for the Future is a voluntary organisation employing 66 people. Being small, their challenge is to offer flexibility whilst at the same time preserving a strong ethos of the organisational team. To do this they have adopted a wide range of flexibility which is deployed on a semi-formal basis. Most staff work at home…

• 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…

• Barclays, Finalist 2012, The Lexington Gray Best for Flexible Working Award

  Barclays is a large bank employing over 140,000 people globally. Since 2002 they have made flexible working available to all staff, as part of a business wide focus on attracting and retaining talent. The drivers to promoting flexibility have been numerous: strengthening employee engagement; becoming a destination ‘employer of choice’; improving female retention and career…