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What our new #FlexTheUK survey tells us
Last summer, when we launched #FlexTheUK to campaign for a permanent, people-centred change towards flexible working post-pandemic, I don’t think any of us could have predicted quite what a long, tumultuous year of lockdowns and restrictions we still had ahead of us.
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A step forward for flexible working after debate in parliament
Today, Tulip Siddiq MP made the case to parliament that we need to bring in new laws to encourage all employers to design and advertise jobs as flexible. We are really pleased [...]
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Tribunal decision will help working mums protect their workplace rights
Working Families has today welcomed a judgement from the Employment Appeal Tribunal, which makes clear that all future cases can take it as fact that women are more likely to [...]
Concern about future from UK working parents linked to final restrictions lifting
As we look ahead to the prospect of final restrictions being lifted and more workplaces opening up, a new briefing for Working Families’ #FlexTheUK campaign, partnered by [...]
Armed forces and small charities among winners of the Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021
Work-life balance charity Working Families has announced the winners of the 2021 Best Practice Awards. The awards celebrate employers whose stand-out cultures and working [...]
Working Families’ Response to Queen’s Speech
We are disappointed to see that the Government's Employment Bill seems to have fallen off the legislative agenda in todays Queens Speech.
Finalists Revealed for the Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021
Work-life balance charity Working Families has announced the finalists for its 2021 Best Practice Awards. The awards celebrate employers whose stand-out cultures and working [...]
Our response to ‘Unequal impact? Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact’
A statement from Working Families in response to the Women and Equalities Committee Report on gendered economic impact of COVID
The search is on 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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Our members
Our employer members are committed to flexible and family-friendly business practices. See a full list of our members.
QBE
Kings College London
Middlesex University
Gowling WLG
Harper Macleod LLP
Charles Taylor Plc
Experian
Simmons & Simmons
Cranfield University
BLM
Imperial College London
Independent Living Fund Scotland
Linklaters
LUC
Lloyds Banking Group
De Montfort University
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Sky
Deloitte
Sussex Police
Dentsu Aegis Network
Nationwide
Mott MacDonald
DAS Group
MBDA Systems
Freeths
Norton Rose Fulbright
Sheffield Hallam University
London Legacy Development Corporation
Wellcome Trust
Royal College of Nursing
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
NatWest Group
Northern Trust
CDC Group
Schroders
Brunel University
Hill Dickinson LLP
Santander
Barclays
University of Portsmouth
Zurich Insurance
DWF
Grant Thornton
First Derivatives
Anglo American
Superdrug
MUFG
Laing O'Rourke
Drax Group
Brodies LLP
BNP Paribas
Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Ministry of Justice
Surrey Police
ClwydAlyn
Unum
Government Legal Department
Financial Ombudsman Service
Rolls Royce
RSM
Verizon Media