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It's been another good year for My Family Care on the Top Employers front. It's enormously rewarding to see our clients' successes reflected in the awards.
Special congratulations go to clients, Barclays, Citi, Northern Trust, PageGroup and Royal Bank of Scotland, with wins and commendations in the special awards
Recognising top employers
The Top Employers for Working Families Benchmark and Awards, founded by Working Families in partnership with the Institute for Employment Studies, recognise employers who support parents, carers and flexible workers with work-life balance and career development.
To enter, employers must complete a detailed benchmark survey on their work-life and flexible working policies and practices. Organisations with up to 250 employees can opt to complete the tailored Small Employer Benchmark. The highest scoring benchmark entrants are named as the annual Top Employers for Working Families.
2014's Top Employers for Working Families
Now in its fifth year, the Benchmark continues to provide employers with comprehensive and detailed insights into their flexible working and work-life integration policies and practices, giving them the opportunity to see how they measure up against other organisations.
The top scoring organisations in 2014 are:
Winners 2014: Top 10 (A-Z)
- American Express
- Barclays plc
- Centrica
- Citi
- Deloitte
- EY
- KPMG LLP
- Northern Trust
- Southdown Housing Association
- The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Winners 2014: Top 11-30 (A-Z)
- Baker & McKenzie LLP
- Bank of England
- Capital One
- Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- DWF
- Hogan Lovells International LLP
- iCrossing
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Ministry of Justice
- National Assembly for Wales
- National Grid
- Olswang
- RBS
- Royal Mail
- Santander
- Simmons & Simmons
- State Street
- UBS
- University of Portsmouth
- Wales & West Housing
Winners 2014: Small and Medium Employers Top 11 (A-Z)
Now in its 2nd year, the Small Employer Benchmark provides an alternative route for smaller organisations to evaluate and develop their work-life thinking. Top 11 SMEs (in alphabetical order):
- Brand Learning
- CiC Employee Assistance
- Digital Mums
- Feminarum Magazine
- Forster Communications
- Freestyle Interactive
- iCrossing UK
- Newydd Housing Association
- Sacker and Partners LLP
- SEAP
- University of Bristol Students' Union
Special Awards Winners for 2014
Main benchmark entrants could opt to enter one or more of the Special Awards. The Award entries were judged anonymously by the judging panel.The winners and special commendations for the award categories are:
City Fathers Best for all stages of Fatherhood Award
The London School of Economics & Political Science - Winner
Citi - Commended
City Mothers Best for All Stages of Motherhood Award
Barclays - Winner
Page Group - Commended
The E-ON Best for Engagement Award
American Express - Winner
Northern Trust - Commended
The DTCC Best for Innovation Award
Scottish Government - Winner
Informa Business Information - Commended
The London School of Economics & Political Science - Commended
Lloyds Banking Group - Finalist
Royal Bank of Scotland - Finalist
The Centrica and Best for Carers and Eldercare Award
Islington Council - Winner
The London School of Economics & Political Science - Finalist
The National Grid Best for Flexible Working Award
Centrica - Winner
BT group plc - Commended
American Express - Finalist
Barclays - Finalist
The Childcarescheme Top Small Family Friendly Employer Award
Brand Learning - Joint Winner
CiC Employee Assistance - Joint Winner.
About Working Families
Working Families supports and gives a voice to working parents and carers, whilst also helping employers create workplaces which encourage work-life balance for everyone.
The Working Families Freephone helpline for parents, carers and their advisers gives advice on employment rights and benefits.
