Work-life balance charity Working Families has announced the shortlist for its 2021 Best Practice Awards.The awards celebrate employers whose stand-out cultures and working practices are leading the way in flexible and employee-friendly workplaces.
Now in their twelfth year, Working Families’ Best Practice Awards showcase and celebrate employers who are offering flexibility for all their people and going above and beyond in their support for parents and carers.
Employers from a diverse range of sectors from across the UK have competed to catch the judges’ attention in 9 categories. The shortlisted organisations are:
Best COVID-19 Response
Hachette UK
North East London NHS Foundation Trust
QBE European Operations
Teach First
University of Strathclyde
Best for Mothers
British Army
Experian
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Best for Fathers
Man Group
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Best for Carers & Eldercare – sponsored by Crown Prosecution Service
Anglo American Services (UK) Ltd
Swansea University
West Midlands Police
Best Family Network
Barclays PLC
Nationwide Building Society
Santander UK
Best for Mental Health & Wellbeing – sponsored by Hill Dickinson LLP
Mills & Reeve LLP
Nationwide Building Society
Santander UK
Slalom
Best Innovation – sponsored by Adactus Ltd
Forward Carers
Mills & Reeve LLP
Best for Flexible Working – sponsored by Find Your Flex Group
Hill Dickinson LLP
Streamline Corporate
Together Housing Group
Best Small Employer – sponsored by ILF Scotland
Keep Britain Tidy
Warmworks