The Working Families
Employer Awards
2006

Sponsors

HP

HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. With more than 140,000 employees worldwide, HP believes a diverse, high-achieving workforce is the sustainable competitive advantage that differentiates it. The company is committed to providing an inclusive, flexible working environment that values differences and motivates employees to contribute their best.

For more information, please visit www.hp.com/uk

IoD

Founded in 1903, the IoD is a non-party political organisation with upwards of 52,000 members in the United Kingdom and overseas.  Membership includes directors from right across the business spectrum, CEOs of large corporations as well as entrepreneurial directors of start-up companies.   In addition to representing the interests of its members to government and key opinion formers, the IoD offers a wide range of business services which include business centre facilities, conferences, networking events, issues-led guides and literature, as well as free access to business information and advisory services and a comprehensive Information Centre.  The IoD places great emphasis on director development and has established a certified qualification for directors - Chartered Director - as well as running specific board-level and director-level training and individual career mentoring programmes.

www.iod.com

Norman Broadbent

Founded in 1982, Norman Broadbent is one of the UK's leading executive recruitment companies, specialising in executive search, selection, leadership consultancy and interim. Norman Broadbent has a number of specialist divisions, including: Financial Services; Energy & Natural Resources; Public Sector; Industry & Manufacturing; IT; Professional Services; Business Services; Consumer & Retail; and Legal. Other services the firm provides include: interim management; diversity consultancy; market mapping; outsourced solutions; and assessment.

www.normanbroadbent.com

NSPCC

The NSPCC’s purpose is to end cruelty to children. Our vision is of a society where all children are loved, valued and able to fulfil their potential.

It seeks to achieve cultural, social and political change – influencing legislation, policy, practice, attitudes and behaviours and delivering services for the benefit of children and young people. The NSPCC runs more than 180 services for children young people and families.

www.nspcc.org.uk

Times Online

Times Online (www.timesonline.co.uk) is the website of The Times and The Sunday Times, providing live news, sport and business as well as publishing two of the world's best-known newspapers online. It offers a wide range services including the subscription service Times archive, the Crossword Club, Times Law Reports, news alerts and free breakfast news, as well as personal finance and travel offers via e-mail bulletins. The travel, property, motoring, business, personal finance and sports sections of TimesOnline combine the best of The Times and Sunday Times with online-only content and services.

The Times and Times Online are part of Times Newspaper Ltd (TNL) a subsidiary of News International Ltd

UKRC

The UKRC is working nationally to improve the participation and position of women in science, engineering and technology (SET), and is responsible for delivering a substantial part of the Government’s Strategy for Women in SET. The under-representation and loss of qualified women in SET is a national economic issue contributing to the continued skills gap in these sectors.

It is imperative that the UK has the right stock and flow of skilled scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians, as well as technicians and other R&D support staff, generated from within the UK to ensure our future global competitiveness. Traditionally, women have not been attracted to many SET areas or when they do take up such occupations as Research, Engineering and ITEC, they find that the working environments and culture often hinder, rather than help, their progression.

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