Employers were evaluated using the benchmark for workers' families and were noted in four key areas to build a complete image of their flexible and family policies and practices that specifically support parents and caregivers. These areas include:
- Integration into organizational strategy and culture – who examines culture, attitude and how far flexible and family work practices have become integrated;
- Policy – who examines the creation, development and deployment of flexible and family working policies and their adoption;
- Coherent practice – who considers how supported flexible and family work is; And
- Evidence and statistics – which examines the effects of flexible and family work on organization and their ability to understand these effects.
Helen Bradbury, director of the people at E.ON UK, said: “We are very proud to be recognized as one of the most inclusive employers in the United Kingdom. Our commitment to the well-being of our colleagues is unshakable, and we understand that the promotion of a culture where all parents and caregivers can prosper is crucial.
“We are delighted to be appointed among the 30 best employers for workers' families, strengthening our dedication to being an inclusive and family employer. This partnership underlines our current efforts to ensure that our policies and practices meet the various needs of our workforce. ”
The reference – which captured the experience of more than 296,000 British employees in the organizations that participated – highlights the trends in flexible and family policies. This year, the main conclusions include:
- 86% perform a job analysis on some or all vacant stations to determine flexibility options
- 94% actively encourage their managers to work in a flexible and family way.
- 55% go beyond the statutory minimum by improving caregivers, for an average of 5.3 days.
- 82% plan to include flexible work options in all employment advertisements within one year, as a means of addressing the remuneration and increase in sexes, and 80% offer flexible work options on their website.
- 98% offer well-being support
- 78% see flexible work as a means of improving operational efficiency
Jane Van Zyl, CEO of families workingsaid: “Our best employers are a powerful reminder that there are employers who already get a way for family and flexible work that others can follow, safe in knowledge that not only will their business suffer, but that it prosperous. Supporting caregivers, finding flexibility in employment roles, and encouraging change to the top, as our employers do.”
