Working Families Index 2025 – Employer Briefing
The Working Families Index provides a valuable tool to understand work and family life. We surveyed over 3,000 parents from diverse backgrounds, gathering their stories to capture a snapshot of their lived experience.
Hearing the voice of real families is crucial in informing working practices, shaping policy, and ultimately improving the wellbeing of the wider population. Employers have a leading role to play in catalysing change in workplaces, by instigating best practice for others to follow.
Take the lead and benefit from flexible and family-friendly working
Whether your organisation is large or small, parents and carers will make up a significant proportion of your workforce. As the population ages, and caring responsibilities increase, working to connect with and support your employees will be ever more important. In this briefing we highlight the key findings of the 2025 Working Families Index alongside actions that can be introduced in your workplace to empower employees to meet their caring and work responsibilities and fulfil their potential within your organisation.
Working Families Index
The Working Families Index is the most comprehensive study of the experience of work and family life in the UK.
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Working Families Index: voices from our Parents and Carers Advisory Panel
Our advisory panel is made up of almost 30 parents and carers who volunteer their time to share insights that inform our work. Much of their experience of parenting and caring chime with the findings from Working Families Index 2025, and so we’re sharing their voices to bring to life the everyday challenges facing parents and carers.