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  • 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. …

  • 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…

  • Pinsent Masons – Finalist 2018, UBS Best for Fathers Award

    ParentsMatter@PinsentMasons is the law firm’s online coaching programme offering support and guidance on becoming a parent and managing work. A total of 400 employees have already signed up.  Fathers are eligible for enhanced Shared Parental Leave, a mentoring scheme, webinars and speaker events on work and fatherhood and can access a parenting employee network, including…

  • 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…

  • Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield – Finalist 2018, Best Large Private Sector Employer Award

    Between three quarters and 100 per cent of employees work flexibly.  Coaching is offered to parents as well as a Family Buddy scheme. Parents can also access a Working Families Network of employees and use parental leave guides to navigate options.   Enhanced maternity, adoption and Shared Parental Leave include three months full pay and three…

  • Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield – Winner 2018, UBS Best for Fathers Network Award

    Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield offers fathers many forms of support to help them find the right balance between work and family life including enhanced paternity leave, Shared Parental Leave, workshops for fathers and a family buddy system.  Key Points Four weeks Paternity Leave on full pay taken by all relevant staff, which can also be taken in separate blocks.…