Britain's most family-friendly organisations have been recognised by work/life balance charity Working Families.
This year marks the seventh anniversary of the Working Families Special Awards, and the winners were announced at a special event in Vintners’ Hall, London. HR magazine is a media partner for the awards and editor Katie Jacobs sat on the judging panel.
Full list of winners and highly commended:
American Express Best Flexible Working Initiative Award
Winner – Cisco
Highly commended – the RAF
Centrica Best for Modern Families Award
Winner – Pinsent Masons
Direct Line Group Best for Embedded Flexibility Award
Winner – Barclays
Carers UK Best for Carers and Eldercare Award
Winner – West Dunbartonshire Council
Highly commended – The Ministry of Justice
Cityparents Best for All Stages of Motherhood Award
Joint winner – Deloitte
Joint winner – Sacker & Partners
Best for Flexible Recruitment Award
Winner – EY
The Innovation Award
Winner – Civil Service
Highly commended – Citi
Sarah Jackson, chief executive of Working Families, said that flexibility is not just good for families; it is also good for business. “Our awards recognise those employers who’ve made their flexible and work/life policies part and parcel of the way they run their organisations,” she said. “Congratulations to all the 2016 winners; it’s this kind of action that will deliver the culture change we need for high performance in every UK workplace.”
Julian Foster, managing director at Computershare and lead sponsor of the Top Employers for Working Families awards and benchmarking system, said that the award winners should take great pride in their success. “There were many examples of excellent practice in every category and the awards have provided a great opportunity for us to share ideas and recognise organisational success,” he said. “I’m really proud that Computershare can help make these awards happen and be associated with such sterling family-friendly work.”
