Last chance to enter: 2019 Best Practice Awards
Working Families’ Best Practice Awards showcase and celebrate employers who are offering flexibility for all their people and going above and beyond in their support for parents and carers. Enter by 25 March!
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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40 Years of Working Families
For 40 years, Working Families has been changing the way we live and work. Watch our video to see how far we've come, and how you can support our work for the next 40 years by [...]
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London Legal Walk 2019: Join our team
Help raise valuable funds for Working Families and join our team!
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Annual Conference 2019: The Future of Work
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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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.