Halcrow is a Top Employer for working families

June 17th 2009

Halcrow has made the top 20, in a list detailing family-friendly organisations that do the most to support their working parents and carers.

As part of its 30th anniversary celebrations in 2009, work-life balance charity Working Families has launched an inaugural list of the best of the best family-friendly employers from the last three decades. The list is a partner initiative of the UK’s first ever National Family Week (25th – 31st May).

After many years of campaigning for family-friendly workplaces and 19 years of running the Working Families Employer Awards, the charity has published the definitive list of Top Employers for working families.

Winners have shown leadership in one or more of the following areas: flexible working, childcare provision, maternity and/or paternity policy and help with eldercare responsibilities.

Halcrow’s group human resources director, Mandy Clarke said:

“This is fantastic news for Halcrow. These awards recognise the hard work and dedication made by everyone to make this a company that looks after its employees and their needs.

Halcrow has had family friendly policies in place for many years which contributes to the supportive environment for our staff. It is fantastic to be recognised in these awards particularly as our industry sector is not necessarily reflective of these practices. Hopefully it will encourage other companies to see the positive benefits of having family friendly policies”.

The employers which have been selected from a final shortlist by the panel of expert judges are: (A-Z, not ranked)

• Accenture (UK) Limited
• Addleshaw Goddard LLP
• American Express UK
• B&Q Britannia Building Society
• BT Centrica plc
• Ford Motor Company
• Halcrow
• Hertfordshire County Council
• Jaguar Land Rover
• KPMG
• Lloyds TSB Bank plc
• Metropolitan Police Service
• Ministry of Justice
• National Health Service represented by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
• National Grid plc
• Nationwide Building Society
• SME Award
  Eden McCallum, Happy Ltd & Loop Customer Management Ltd
• Wragge & Co LLP

Sarah Jackson, Chief Executive of Working Families said:

“The number and calibre of nominations we have had has clearly demonstrated the significance of this list and the importance of family-friendly employment policies. Our Top 20 are employers whose innovation and farsighted practice have brought them business success and created the flexible and engaging workplaces which working parents and carers really need”.

Find out more about the winners go to: www.topemployersforworkingfamilies.org.uk

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