COVID-19 and flexible working: the perspective from working parents and carers
The overwhelming majority of working parents and carers we surveyed do not want their employer to return to revert to business as usual after lockdown is lifted. It is time for the UK government and employers to #flextheUK – extending the flexible working opportunities afforded some parents and carers during lockdown to all parents and carers.
Weathering the Storm: the COVID-19 pandemic and working parents
This year’s Legal Advice Service report explores the issues still facing the working parents getting in touch with us about COVID-19, and simple ways the government and UK employers could go further to support them to stay in work and help ensure they don’t lose out financially.
Working Families Benchmark 2019
This summary report considers some of the main findings from the 2019 Benchmark, and gives an insight into the policies, practices, and cultures within some of the UK’s most family-friendly employers.
2019 Modern Families Index – Summary Report
This report summarises the key findings from the 2019 Modern Families Index – the most comprehensive survey of how working families manage the balance between work and family life in the UK.
2019 Modern Families Index – Full Report
The Modern Families Index is the most comprehensive study of how working parents manage the balance between work and family life in the UK.
Working Families Benchmark 2018
The top Employers for Working Families Benchmark reveals trends and best practice, building a picture over time of changes and developments in flexible, agile and family friendly working policy and practice.
Off Balance 2018 – Parents of disabled children and paid work
Combining work and family life is a complex juggling act for all parents. But for parents of disabled children, the challenges are greater still.
Modern Families Index 2018 – Employer Summary Report
The 2018 Modern Families Index: how employers can support the UK’s working families, published by work life balance charity Working Families and Bright Horizons, exposes the limitations of policies like flexible working, whilst unsupportive workplace cultures remain in place.
2018 Modern Families Index full report
The Modern Families Index is the most comprehensive survey of how working families manage the balance between work and family life in the UK. 2,761 working parents across the UK responded with at least one dependent child aged 13 or under. The sample comprised 1,304 fathers and 1,457 mothers spread equally across 12 regions of…
