Inside the Employment Rights Act:
Getting ready for change
What’s changing and how employers can prepare
New study to explore whether hybrid working is widening gender pay gap
A new study is exploring whether hybrid working is widening the gender pay gap for parents.
Bite-size best practice for line managers: supporting carers in the workplace
Informed by decades of working with the most progressive employers, Working Families have compiled their top tips for line managers supporting working carers in these digestible sessions.
Changing the game with equalised leave: how Browne Jacobson is levelling the field for its people
With the changes they’ve made, Browne Jacobson have nailed their colours to the mast that equality matters, and aren’t shying away from the hard job of cultural transformation.
Supporting maternal mental health at work: Insights and best practice
This free online webinar has been designed for HR, DEI, and wellbeing leads, although we welcome anyone that is interested and committed to better supporting maternal mental health within the workplace.
Family-Friendly Champions Celebration 2026
Celebrating the organisations and individuals leading the way in creating more inclusive, flexible workplaces for parents and carers.
Current Job Vacancies
Details of current vacancies at Working Families, the work life balance charity. Help us amplify the voice of working parents and carers.
Britain’s small businesses left without adequate support to help working parents
Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) – which make up 99% of UK businesses – can become overwhelmed by managing parental leave, according to new research.
Working Families Announces Partnership with the Executive Coaching Consultancy to Launch the Next Phase of the Parental Fog Index in 2026
Working Families is pleased to announce that it will be taking forward The Parental Fog Index Report (PFI) in partnership with the Executive Coaching Consultancy, with the next full report launching in May 2026.
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Tackling the gender pay gap and the motherhood penalty
£0.00 + VAT Packed with practical actions that employers can take, this factsheet is a useful place to start in order to tackle the gender pay gap and the motherhood…Add to basket -
Gender equality action plans
£0.00 + VAT Gender equality action plans are used to identify the goals and actions an organisation is going to take to tackle gender inequality within their organisation. As well…Add to basket 
Stronger parental leave rights delivered for millions of working families
Millions of workers who were previously denied time off for the birth of their child, or pay during illness, will become eligible for new day one rights to sick pay and parental leave from April.
Family Friendly Workplace Certification
Showcase your commitment to flexible, inclusive working and stand out as an employer driving positive change.
Benchmark Report 2025
In this year’s Benchmark report, we explore how the world of work has changed for Benchmark employers across the last five years, as well as throwing a detailed spotlight on best practice amongst this year’s Benchmark participants.
Barriers to Equal Parenting – new research
When it comes to attitudes about caregiving, there’s still got a long way to go before men and women are seen as equals. Our latest research, in partnership with Wates Group, lays bare how perceptions of parenting are holding back both fathers and mothers.
Latest news & events
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New study to explore whether hybrid working is widening gender pay gap
A new study is exploring whether hybrid working is widening the gender pay gap for parents.
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Britain’s small businesses left without adequate support to help working parents
Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) – which make up 99% of UK businesses – can become overwhelmed by managing parental leave, according to new research.
Parents facing fresh early years costs rises and place shortages as providers struggle to deliver government-funded offers, new survey finds
Parents across England are likely to experience higher early years costs and a growing shortage of places in the months ahead.
Webinar: Parental Fog Index launch
Join Working Families and the Executive Coaching Consultancy, for an in‑depth discussion on what the latest Parental Fog Index shows about employer transparency, family‑friendly working, and the changing expectations of today’s workforce.
Network Chairs – Supporting Parents in School Holidays
A chance for Working Families Network Chair members to come together and share best practice around how employee networks can better support working parents, with a particular focus on childcare costs
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Bite-size best practice for line managers: supporting carers in the workplace
Informed by decades of working with the most progressive employers, Working Families have compiled their top tips for line managers supporting working carers in these digestible sessions.
Our members
Our employer members are committed to flexible and family-friendly business practices.
See a full list of our members.
A&O Shearman
Audit Wales
Aviva
Bank of England
BNP Paribas
bp
Brentford FC
Brodies LLP
Browne Jacobson
Canada Life
British International Investment
Clyde & Co LLP
Cranfield University
Crown Prosecution Service
DAC Beachcroft
Drax Group
DWF
E.ON
Equans
EY
Financial Ombudsman Service
Freeths
Gowling WLG
Grant Thornton LLP
Harper Macleod LLP
Hill Dickinson LLP
Imperial College London
Independent Living Fund Scotland
Kings College London
Laing O’Rourke
Linklaters
Lloyds Banking Group
LSE
LUC
Macfarlanes
Markel International
Mayer Brown
MBDA Systems
Mishcon de Reya LLP
Mott MacDonald
MUFG
Nationwide
NELFT (North East London NHS Foundation Trust)
Norton Rose Fulbright
Ovo
PA Consulting
Phoenix Group
Pinsent Masons
Royal Bank of Canada
RSPCA
Schroders
SF Recruitment
Southdown Housing
Squire Patton Boggs
TLT LLP
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Unilever
University of Manchester
Wellcome Trust
Welsh Parliament (Senedd)
Yorkshire Building Society