The Working Families
Employer Awards
2006

Sponsored by

Metropolitan Police is Working Families Employer of the Year

The Metropolitan Police (MPS) has beaten off stiff competition from companies like McDonald’s and National Grid, as well as other leading public sector organisations, to be named Working Families Employer of the Year 2006, sponsored by HP.

The Working Families Employer Awards, sponsored by HP, recognise innovation and creative thinking in work-life balance. The Metropolitan Police has taken a particularly forward thinking approach to supporting its staff. The Awards judges were particularly impressed by the fast progress MPS had made in a difficult organisational culture.

Kate Rider, Human Resources Director at HP and one of the judges for the award, commented that: “We were particularly impressed by the progress the Metropolitan Police Service has made with their childcare provisions in a profession where unpredictability and variable working hours are common. The MPS demonstrated a very supportive, flexible and innovative culture.”

The Metropolitan Police was chosen as the overall Employer of the Year from the winners of the seven awards run this year.
The winners of the 2006 Awards are:

• The Working Families Innovation Award joint winners: McDonald’s Restaurants and Mercedes-Benz of Eastbourne

• The Working Families and NSPCC Family Friendly Award, sponsored by Norman Broadbent: The Metropolitan Police

• The Working Families Public Sector Award, sponsored by The Times Public Agenda and CAREER: Hertfordshire County Council

• The Working Families Silver Service Award: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• The Working Families and Institute of Directors Small Business Award: Clanmil Housing Association

• The Working Families Wellbeing Award: ClinPhone Group Ltd

• The Working Families and UKRC Women in SET Award, sponsored by Jaguar and Land Rover: National Grid

To buy a copy of the Employer Awards 2006 book, featuring case studies of all 37 finalists, click here

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