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

    American Express employs over 6000 employees in the UK. They have committed, at a strategic level, to create a diverse and flexible culture.  This strategy is driven by the UK Diversity Council, which is chaired by the UK Country Manager and made up of senior leaders from all American Express businesses throughout the UK.  American…

  • Chwarae Teg, Finalist 2011, The National Grid Best for Flexible Working Award

    Chwarae Teg offers a comprehensive approach to flexible working including flexi time, opportunities for compressed hours and flexi place working where the emphasis is always on the quality of work and not when or where the work is done.  Annual leave is calculated in hours, allowing employees the flexibility to take their leave in hourly…

  • Centrica, Winner 2011, The National Grid Best for Flexible Working Award

    Centrica take a lifecycles approach to flexible working, recognising that people will have different needs at different stages of their lives and careers. Wellbeing and flexible working are linked and developing a healthy workplace culture means one where people are able to find the work-life balance they need. Work:wise is a project which offers ‘anytime,…

  • Accenture, Finalist 2011, The National Grid Best for Flexible Working Award

    Accenture have invested heavily in leading edge technology to enable colleagues to connect up globally, reducing the need for extensive travel and allowing flexibility for employees collaborating across time zones. They have also taken a lifecycle approach to flexibility, recognising that employees will have changing flexibility needs throughout their careers. Flexibility is available to all…

  • Southdown Housing, Finalist 2017, Best Third Sector Employer Award

    Flexible working is embedded in the organisation’s culture: 20 per cent of the senior management team work part-time and many staff also work remotely or from other locations. Roles are advertised as flexible by default in the recruitment process. The organisation makes a pledge that it will be a flexible employer and managers are recruited…

  • AB World Foods, Finalist 2017, Best Large Private Sector Employer

    Enhanced and competitive family-related benefits. ‘Summer Hours’ scheme enables employees to finish early on a Friday – 62 per cent take up. New flexible working trial: Employees in the commercial departments now have the flexibility to be able to work from home on a Monday and Friday and benefit from core office hours of 10am-4pm…

  • Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Finalist 2017, Best Public Sector Employer Award

    All staff can access flexible working and have the technology to work remotely. The organisation recruits from a large geographical area and does not see location as a barrier. 25 per cent of staff have agreed flexible working arrangements in place, with informal local flexibility such as remote or occasional working from home encouraged. New…

  • Virtual Sales Team, Finalist 2017, Best for Flexible Recruitment Award

    Virtual Sales Team’s business model is designed on flexibility and all external roles are advertised as flexible. The company has set a target that full-time staff will not exceed 20 per cent of the workforce, aiming to create a diverse team of employees who provide a better quality of service for clients. Overall, 83 per…

  • OUTiCO, Finalist 2017, Best for Flexible Recruitment Award

    Pharmaceutical SME OUTiCO actively recruits on the basis of flexibility. As well as using the Happy to Talk Flexible Working strapline, it is including flexibility in the advert headline, attracting candidates who are looking for better work-life balance. Flexible contracts are offered as standard – 100 per cent of staff have flexibility. The company uses…

  • Berwin Leighton Paisner, Finalist 2017, Best for Flexible Recruitment Award

    A new office was set up to operate in a more flexible way, challenging law firms’ traditional ways of working. Home-based team of real estate lawyers recruited as part of this drive. Flexi-time system trialled in the firm’s Manchester office. Together with formal flexible arrangements this means 96 per cent of the Manchester office have…