The finalists of the Top Employers for Working Families Special Awards have been announced.
The annual awards have 11 categories across a range of work/life policies and practices, including flexible working initiatives.
Sarah Jackson, chief executive of Working Families, said the awards should inspire other employers to be more family-friendly.
“There are 11 million working parents in the UK, making up more than a third of the workforce, and it’s clear that getting work right for them is good for business and good for families,” she said. “But the way many employers design, organise, and advertise work restricts people with family responsibilities from participating fully.
“The organisations who have made it onto the awards shortlist offer flexible, supportive, agile workplaces that go with the grain of their employees’ lives. This in turn enables them to attract and retain the best people and reap the rewards of a productive, loyal and engaged workforce. Congratulations to the 24 organisations who are through to the finals.”
The finalists are:
The Direct Line Group best for embedded flexible working award
- Inspiring Scotland
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Turn it On
The Allen & Overy best for innovation award
- Anglia Ruskin University
- Barclays
- EY
- Grant Thornton
The Carers UK and Centrica best for carers and eldercare award
- Highlands & Islands Enterprise
- West Dunbartonshire Council
The Deloitte best for all stages of motherhood award
- Barclays
- Dulas
- JP Morgan
- PageGroup
The best for all stages of fatherhood award
- Barclays
- Imperial College
The best flexible working initiative award
- AB World Foods
- Alexander Mann Solutions
- Holiday Extras
The best for flexible recruitment award
- Berwin Leighton Paisner
- Lloyds Banking Group
- OUTiCO
- Virtual Sales Team
The best large private sector award
- AB World Foods
- Berwin Leighton Paisner
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Sky
The best small employer award
- Brand Learning
- Virtual Sales Team
The best public sector award
- Civil Service HR
- Highlands & Islands Enterprise
- West Dunbartonshire Council
The best third sector award
- Inspiring Scotland
- seAp
- Southdown Housing Association
