2019 Modern Families Index
Parents penalised for working part time and grapple with long hours culture
Read moreThe Top Employers for Working Families Benchmark is now OPEN for 2019
Develop your people strategy by taking part in this unique and comprehensive benchmark on flexible working. Each year we publish the Top 10 and the Top 30 Employers for Working Families.
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Government and employers unite to kick-start flexible working
Working Families is part of a new campaign to boost flexible working as uptake has stalled for nearly a decade. We encourage employers to advertise jobs as flexible by using the 'Happy to Talk Flexible Working' strapline in their job advertisements.
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Annual Conference 2019
Join us at our interactive and thought provoking 2019 Annual Conference for HR and D&I practitioners: The Future of Work!
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New Research: Parents penalised for working part time and grapple with long hours culture
The UK’s working parents are penalised for working part-time and suffer from poorly-designed jobs that force them to work extra hours, according to a major new study published [...]
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Network Chairs’ Lunch – March
Our member’s Network Chair group provides peer support and best practice and research updates for the Chairs of family/parent/carer networks.
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Search begins for the UK’s best employers for flexible and family-friendly working
Working Families calls for entries to find the leading employers who are offering outstanding flexible and employee-friendly workplaces.
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Government and employers unite to kick-start flexible working
New campaign launched to boost flexible working as uptake has stalled for nearly a decade. Employers are encouraged to advertise jobs as flexible by using the Working Families [...]
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Working Families’ response to the Government’s Good Work Plan
The Government’s Good Work Plan is a step in the right direction, particularly when it comes to setting out day-one rights for leave entitlement and pay. However, more could [...]
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Launch of Working Families & Bright Horizons 2019 Modern Families Index
Join us to discuss first-hand the findings from the 2019 Index and hear from MPs during the cross-party discussion on the progress that has been made on parental employment [...]
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London Roundtable Discussion: A duty to consider flexible working – your opportunity to feed into the government consultation
Attend this members’ only interactive roundtable discussion where we will be discussing the challenges and benefits on the government’s consideration in creating a duty for [...]
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Working Families
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.