Best Practice Awards 2018
Working Families’ best practice awards 2018 shows the spirit of creativity and innovation is alive and well.
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Time-poor working parents encouraged to ‘go home on time’ on longest day of the year
Over-worked parents are being encouraged to ‘go home on time’ today and make the most of the longest day of the year with their family instead of putting in extra hours at [...]
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Working Families’ best practice awards 2018 shows spirit of creativity and innovation alive and well
This year’s awards saw a record number of entries, showing the appetite and engagement surrounding flexibility and work life balance
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Working Families’ response to fathers in the workplace report
"The government’s response can be summed up in five words – heavy on the long grass. Action to support fathers in the workplace – particularly around the levels of statutory [...]
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Annual Fundraising Dinner & Quiz 2018
Invite your clients, colleagues and friends to become your quiz team and dining companions for an evening of fun, food and fundraising.
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Working Families’ Best Practice Awards – the shortlist is unveiled
After a record-breaking number of entries, Working Families announces the shortlist of employers who are offering outstanding flexible and employee-friendly workplaces. The [...]
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Increase the Joy: Improving Shared Parental Leave
As the advertising element of the government’s ‘Share the Joy’ campaign promoting Shared Parental Leave (SPL) draws to a close, Working Families’ CEO Sarah Jackson has today [...]
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Edinburgh Roundtable Briefing: How to encourage, embed and monitor informal flexible working
Attend this members' only interactive roundtable briefing
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Response to Employment Appeal Tribunal (Hextall v Chief Constable Leicester Police)
"Today’s decision does not alter the recent Ali v Capita judgment that men on Shared Parental Leave cannot directly compare themselves with women on maternity leave. We [...]
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We are the UK’s work-life balance charity. We help working parents and carers and their employers find a better balance between responsibilities at home and work.