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Our free “Getting into Work” guide helps parents and carers of disabled dependants develop the confidence and skills they need to re-enter the world of work.
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Evening emails and the “always on” culture overwhelm working parents and threaten to sabotage work-life balance improvements, according to annual survey
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Working Families Benchmark 2020
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The Working Families benchmark is the only tool available that measures all aspects of flexible working and work-life policies and practice. It evaluates how well these are integrated into your organisation’s values and culture, and also looks specifically at how well you support and engage with parents and carers.
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Family friendly rights: what’s coming in 2020?
Keep up-to-date with family friendly rights: what’s coming in 2020. This course flags up cases and other developments which you need to know, what the main changes are and [...]
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Half day training for advisers: How to help parents in employment
How to help parents in employment: asking for flexible working, taking time off for your children and help with childcare costs
Evening emails and the “always on” culture overwhelm working parents and threaten to sabotage work-life balance improvements, according to annual survey
More than half of parents (58%) are working extra, unpaid hours, as campaigners warn many families and firms are losing fight to keep jobs “human-sized” 48% of working parents [...]
Successful Flexible Working – training for employees
Find out how to flex your work to fit your life with an immersive, interactive Working Families virtual Workshop.
Parents/carers and best-practice employers agree that companies should publish their flexible working and family-related policies
New figures from work-life balance charity Working Families [1] show that both parents/carers and best-practice employers alike are overwhelmingly in favour of greater [...]
Working Families Announces the UK’s Most Family-Friendly Workplaces in 2019
Work-life balance charity Working Families has announced its annual list of the top family-friendly employers in the UK. Employers large and small from across the public, [...]
Working Families’ response to Theresa May’s announcement of a consultation on parental leave entitlements
Working Families' Chief Executive, Jane van Zyl, responds to Theresa May's 19 July announcement of a consultation on parental leave entitlements.
Working Families and others call on Government to consult on flexible recruitment without delay
Working Families and a host of other organisations are calling for the Government to consult on flexible recruitment without delay.
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Northern Trust
QBE
Independent Living Fund Scotland
Drax Group
University of Manchester
BLM
Linklaters
Barclays
MUFG
Lloyds Banking Group
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Hermes
Experian
Verizon Media
Anglo American
Sussex Police
Financial Ombudsman Service
Royal Bank of Scotland
CDC Group
Santander
London Legacy Development Corporation
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
BNP Paribas
Hogan Lovells
Norton Rose Fulbright
Harper Macleod LLP
Simmons & Simmons
Housing 21
Charles Russell Speechlys
Ministry of Justice
Hill Dickinson LLP
Wellcome Trust
Kings College London
RSM
Freeths
Surrey Police
Schroders
Unum
DAS Group
Zurich Insurance
Sky
Cushman & Wakefield
Brodies LLP
United Insurance Brokers
LUC
MBDA Systems
Gowling WLG
Superdrug
DWF
Bank of Ireland
Sheffield Hallam University
Dentsu Aegis Network
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Royal College of Nursing
London Luton Airport
Grant Thornton
Imperial College London
Charles Taylor Plc
Deloitte
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