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Read moreWorking Families’ Best Practice Awards – the shortlist is unveiled
The organisations which have made it through to the shortlist in one or more of the 13 categories in Working Families’ Best Practice Awards is unveiled today. These forward-thinking employers who are using family friendly policies and an agile approach are reaping the benefits of raised productivity and reduced employee turnover as well as creating equality in their workplace.
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Shared Parental Leave
How have parents made it work?
Watch a series of real life accounts of couples taking Shared Parental Leave, providing useful insights for parents and employers.
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Benchmark now open for 2018 Top 30 inclusion
Develop your people strategy by taking part in this unique and comprehensive benchmark on flexible working. The annual Top Employers for Working Families benchmark is the only tool measuring all aspects of flexible working and work life policies and practice, and how these are integrated into an organisation’s values, policies and culture.
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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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Working Families’ Best Practice Awards 2018
Attend our prestigious celebratory champagne afternoon tea where will be celebrating the finalists and announcing the winners of the Working Families' Best Practice Awards 2018.
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Working Families’ response to Ali vs Capita Customer Management EAT decision
Responding to today’s decision from the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the case of Ali vs Capita Customer Management (UKEAT/0161/17/BA), Working Families [1] Chief Executive [...]
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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.